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Independence Day: There will be no county-provided recycling or trash collections on Friday, July 4. After the holiday, pickups will slide one day, with the last pickup on Saturday, July 5. The Transfer Station is closed on Friday, July 4. See holiday schedule.

Solid Waste Charge: Bill rate changes for the solid waste charge are in effect for all property owners as of July 1.

Transfer Station: From 7 a.m. on June 12 through July 6, the Transfer Station will not accept open-top containers, roll-off containers, dump trucks, dump trailers, stake-body trucks, box trucks, or any construction debris (C&D materials). 355/Frederick Road Entrance Closed June 30 through July 7: Due to road and infrastructure repairs, the 355/Shady Grove Entrance to the Transfer Station will be closed from June 30 through July 7. Residents should use the Shady Grove Entrance to the Transfer Station.

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Recycling Bin pickup request

Recycling bins are used for bottles, cans, containers, and jars.

I need my old recycling bin picked up because:

Bin is broken and cracked.

Bin is dirty.

I no longer use my bin.

I use my own container.

Select at least one

How many bins do you need picked up?

Bins are picked up the week after they are ordered if the order is received by 2:00 PM Friday. The Recycling and Resource Management Division cannot advise what day they will be in the neighborhood and delivery is not related to the recycling collection day.

If you would like to request a repair or replacement of your mixed paper wheeled cart, you may call 311 (240-777-0311) as cart service fulfilment is separate from Recycling bin service.

How to prepare your bin for pickup

Set your blue bin at the curb upside down and empty next Monday morning by 7 am. (We will collect sometime during the week M-F Not necessarily on your collection date)
Leave the bin at the curb all week. The pick-up will occur when delivery personnel are in your neighborhood.

If you ordered a new bin at the same time, we will pick up your old bin when we deliver your new one.

When will you pick up my bin?

If you request bin pickup	we will pick up your bin
by Friday at 2 pm	by the end of Friday next week
after Friday at 2 pm	by the end of Friday in two weeks

Blue bin pickups are made by County staff, not by your recycling collection crew. They may happen any day of the week, and not necessarily on your recycling day.

What happens to the blue bins we pick up?

We send broken blue bins we collect from residents back to the bin manufacturer for recycling.