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Memorial Day, May 27, 2013: No County-provided recycling or trash collections on May 27; all pickups this week slide by one day. Transfer Station closed May 27.
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Talking Trash


Monday, December 26, 2011

New Year's Day 2012 - normal trash and recycling collection schedule

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For the week of December 26 to 30, 2011, remember to put your recycling and trash items out on your normal collection day for Montgomery County-provided pickups!

Monday, January 2, 2012 - New Year's Day (observed) - is a regular recycling and trash collection day. All County-provided recycling and trash collections will be made on their normal schedule. Regular collection services will be provided the week before and after this holiday.

If your normal collection day is Your collection day for the week of
January 2, 2012, is
Monday Monday, January 2
Tuesday Tuesday, January 3
Wednesday Wednesday, January 4
Thursday Thursday, January 5
Friday Friday, January 6

If you have any questions or concerns about your County-provided collection, please call the Montgomery County Customer Service Center (MC311) at 3-1-1 (out-of-County: 240-777-0311, TTY: 240-773-3556)

Note: if you (or your community) have a private contract for your trash collection, or if you live in a municipality, these schedule announcements may not apply to your trash service -- check with your hauler or community manager.

Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station

Transfer Station location, hours and other details

  • Saturday, December 31, 2011: Open with normal hours
  • Sunday, January 1, 2012: Administrative offices and facility drop-offs closed.
  • Monday, January 2, 2012: Open with normal hours

Poolesville Beauty Spot

Beauty Spot location, hours and other details

  • Saturday, December 31, 2011: Open with normal hours
  • Sunday, January 1, 2012: Closed

Reminder: Christmas Tree recycling + holiday recycling tips

We will collect Christmas trees for recycling on your recycling day from Monday, December 26, 2011 through Friday, February 3, 2012. Remember to remove all decorations.

Local holiday light recycling locations accept light strings through January 2012.

This holiday material May be disposed/recycled in this way
"Blister" packaging from electronics and toys Put into the trash.
Cardboard boxes Add to your curbside recycling. May be unflattened - but, consider flattening and folding so that you don't advertise your new items to prospective thieves.
Clementine fruit boxes Put into the trash.
Cookie / popcorn / cake tins Share for reuse, or put into your blue recycling bin.
Gift wrap

If paper, remove ribbons and bows, and add to your paper recycling. Tape does not need to be removed.
If foil-coated, put into the trash.

-- posted by Susanne

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CATEGORIES: Holidays , News , Transfer Station
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Person carrying recycling bin to the curb
 
Last edited: 10/27/2011