 What to do when your recyclables/ trash are tagged and not collected
Recycling and trash collection crews place orange tags on your materials
when they are not accepted for pickup that day. The tag should be filled
out, explaining why the material was left at the curb. Please contact
us online or by phone at 240-777-6410 if you have questions about
the tag or why your items were not collected.
Common reasons for tags
Leaves,
grass, brush, and other yard trimmings must be packaged in paper
bags, reusable cans, or with twine, as relevant. This bag shown was
tagged because the leaves are in a plastic bag.
Choose from these options:
- Repackage
your yard trim properly, and set out on your next recycling collection
day.
- Take the yard trim bag directly to the Shady Grove Transfer Station.
If you go to the Transfer Station, you do not need to repackage, because
you can simply empty your plastic bag(s) of material onto the yard
trim pile, and then put your bag(s) into the trash.
Bookcases, desks, shelves, large doll houses, televisions,
and other bulky items are not normal household trash. This pile was tagged
because pickup of bulk
trash must be scheduled in advance if you receive County-provided
trash service. If your trash
service is by "private
subscription," contact your collection company directly for information
on their services.
Choose from these options:
Blue recycling bins are for "commingled"
materials -- cans, bottles, and jars -- only. Items like toilet
seats and furnace filters should go into your normal household trash.
Choose from these options:
- Place trash items into your normal household trash on your next trash
collection day.
- Take the items for disposal to the Shady
Grove Transfer Station yourself.
Large
appliances are recyclable through our scrap metal recycling program.
This clothes washer was tagged and left behind because it was set out
as trash, and a scrap metal pickup had not been requested for it.
Choose from these options:
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