Adopt A Road Program

January 1st HAPPY NEW YEAR!! 
Thanks to all of the volunteers who work hard to help keep Montgomery County beautiful!

Saturday, October 24th - The "Dirty Roads and Delis" Community Service Day project to clean up of E Gude Drive was a great success!  A dozen volunteers picked up over 14 bags of trash.  Thank you to those who were able to come out and support our cleaning efforts!  Hope to see you next year! 

Last year we took on Muncaster Mill Road and had a great time cleaning it up and then celebrating our efforts at the Manhattan Deli.  This year our business partner was the newly relocated Bean Bag Deli, a local business for more than 30 years. 

Montgomery County's Adopt A Road program has more than 750 volunteers regularly cleaning road segments in an effort to Keep Montgomery County Beautiful.  You can join this team! 

 Volunteers from the Colesville Lions Club

**Here is a video describing one volunteer group's experience on a typical roadside cleaning**  VIEW NOW

* Program description

* Application to participate

* Program guidelines

* Safety procedures

* AAR Volunteer Survey Instrument

The Community Outreach office usually surveys the volunteer contacts for the Adopt A Road program annually.  This survey gathers useful data about the program and serves as an important tool in ensuring program participants are still active.  If you are a contact for your adopted road segment and have not yet submitted the 2008 survey, please click on the link below to print a copy of the survey.  Mail your completed survey to MCDOT Community Outreach, Executive Office Building - 10th Floor, 101 Monroe Street, Rockville MD 20850-2540, or fax it to 240.777.7178.  Questions?  Call 240.777.7155.

    Summary of 2008 AAR Volunteer Survey Results

    Summary of 2006 AAR Volunteer Survey Results

* Adopt A Highway (MSHA) contacts 

Roads in Montgomery County that have a number associated with them, such as MD355 for Rockville Pike, are State roads. The County's Adopt A Road program refers organizations who wish to adopt a State road to the Maryland State Highway Administration's (MSHA) Adopt A Highway program. 

Candidate Road Segments Available for Adopting  
(This list is updated frequently so check back often)

Available Road Segments Sorted By Regional Service Area

Contact the Community Outreach office to discuss the availability of any particular road segment or to see what roads in your community might be appropriate for adoption.  Email us or call 240.777.7155.

* Bi-Monthly Communication Newsletters

These are our bimonthly communication letters that are sent to volunteer groups and individuals.  These letters contain useful information about the program and situations groups may encounter when cleaning roadsides.

Current Newsletter

November 2009 (pdf)

Previous Newsletters

January 2009 (pdf)
March 2009 (pdf)
April 2009 (pdf)
June 2009 (pdf)
August 2009 (pdf)

Each newsletter is accompanied by the most current Resident's Guide and a Reminder Magnet.
(see below)

 

Potomac Trash Free Treaty

 The Alice Ferguson Foundation's (AFF) - Trash Free Potomac Watershed Initiative

* REPORT YOUR CLEANUP! (Help us monitor progress in meeting the goals of the Potomac Trash Free Treaty!) Send an email to mcdot.outreach@montgomerycountymd.gov to report the date of your clean up and how many bags were gaithered.

* Check the list of Frequently asked questions that we receive about the program.  If you have other questions or concerns please Email us or call at 240.777.7155.

Recycling Guidelines To View/Download PDF document

A summary of the do's and don'ts for Montgomery County's curbside recycling program.  Curbside recycling details Collection Services home How to recycle/dispose of... Collection Day Lookup Holiday Schedule Household Hazardous Waste collections Recycling Collection Trash Collection Order blue bins and more Request Special or Metal Pickup Reporting missed collections Mixed Paper Recycling Mixed paper recycling do's and don'ts Order a wheeled cart for paper recycling

For more information on recycling visit: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/recycling

Suggestions, comments, or questions on the program or website?
Email us at mcdot.outreach@montgomerycountymd.gov or call 240.777.7155.