Household Trash

Household trash is collected every Monday and Thursday. Your trash should be placed in tightly closed trash cans at the curb in front of your home. Trash should be placed out for pick-up no earlier than sunset of the evening before collection. Trash cans must be stored out of sight except on collection days.

Household trash includes anything that is not collected by County Recycling, scrap metal, bulk waste or hazardous materials. Questions concerning household trash collection can be directed to TMGA or the Association’s trash contractor, Casella, at (301) 294-9700.

Recycling

Recycling is collected every Tuesday. It should be packaged as noted below, then placed at the curb in front of your home by no earlier than sunset of the evening before collection. All recycling containers must be stored out of sight, except on collection days.

Commingled Materials – Commingled recycling includes cans, bottles, plastic containers and other mixed materials. They should be placed in a blue recycling bin (available for free from the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection).

Yard Waste – Yard waste includes grass clippings, leaves, tree branches, trimmings from shrubs and other garden waste. Tree branches should be bundled with string (each bundle should be no more than 4′ in length and 12″ in diameter). All other debris should be placed in paper bags (not plastic) or in plastic containers clearly marked as containing yard waste.

Newspapers, Magazines, Cardboard Boxes and Paper – Paper recycling should be placed in paper bags (not plastic) or in a blue recycling toter that can be obtained from the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection.

Bulk Trash

Bulk trash that is mostly metal (e.g. appliances, exercise equipment, etc.) will be picked up by Montgomery County as part of their recycling services and is free to County residents. You must make advance arrangements with Montgomery County Recycling before your items will be collected. Click here for bulk items restrictions.

Bulk trash that is not mostly made of metal (e.g. furniture) will be picked up by Casella Waste Systems, Inc. You must make arrangements with them before putting your trash out for collection. To schedule a bulk trash pickup, please email [email protected] or call the Casella Waste Systems Gaithersburg Office at 301-200-3123. Be sure to provide a detailed list of the items you would like removed. A representative will contact you with a quote for the service. Please note that there is a fee for bulk removal.

Holiday Trash and Recycling Schedule

The recycling collection schedule will change depending on when the holiday falls during the week. You can check the Calendar on the Home Page for upcoming schedule changes due to holidays or visit the Montgomery County website (https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dep/trash-recycling/holidays.html).

The household trash collection schedule will not change UNLESS the trash pick-up day falls on Christmas or New Year’s Day.  On these two dates, there will be no collection until the next regularly scheduled pickup day.