Refuse and Recycling Information
Collection Schedule | What Can Be Recycled | Refuse & Recycling TipsThe Solid Waste Division is responsible for the collection and disposal of the City's solid waste. This includes special metal pickup, recycling, yardwaste and twice weekly household refuse pickup. For more information, please call 301-809-2344.
Refuse
Refuse (garbage) is collected twice weekly within the City limits as per the refuse and recycling schedule.
Refuse includes household trash and garbage, mattresses, box springs, wood tables, desks, furniture (regardless of size), rugs and carpets (cut into 4 feet lengths, tied or taped in rolls), old wooden or plastic furniture, sliding glass doors, windows, but no other metal items. It also includes scrap wood and branches larger than 3 inches in diameter (branches still must be no longer than 4 feet and tied securely or placed in boxes or cans) and empty or dried out paint cans). The City will not pick up rocks, dirt, sod, mulch, concrete bricks, car parts, commercial products, or stumps largen than six inches in diameter. In addition, liquid paint, hazardous materials, and any bag or container over 50 pounds will not be collected. Tires will not be collected with refuse, but will require a special pickup.
All refuse should be placed in containers and/or bagged or boxed. Refuse must be placed at the curb for collection no later than 7 a.m. the morning of collection but no earlier than the evening prior to collection.
Recycling
The City collects recycling at curbside once weekly. Glass,
metal, plastic and paper go in blue recycling bins and are picked up on your
scheduled day. All
recycling must be at the curb by 7 a.m.
See list of items that can be recycled
Disposing of Other Items:
Hazardous Materials
Leaves
Motor Oil
Yard waste
Learn more about recycling and other things you can do to help the planet:
