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Thursday, November 26, 2009: Thanksgiving Day - No County-provided recycling or trash collections on November 26; Thursday and Friday collections that week shift by one day. Transfer Station closes at 5 p.m. on November 25; closed November 26.

Effective September 21, 2009, our recycling program expanded to accept additional blue bin and mixed paper items!

Montgomery County Compost Facility

Yard trim is brought here to be composted and monitored. After composting, it is screened, bagged, and sold under the brand names Leafgro and ComPro.

aerial view of Montgomery County Compost Facility in Dickerson, MD

Our Compost Facility received the Solid Waste Association of North America's 2005 Silver Excellence Award in the Waste Reduction, Recycling and Composting Division. This awards program recognizes technically and economically-sound municipal solid waste management programs that are protective of public health and the environment. Our Resource Recovery Facility received a 2005 Gold Excellence Award in the Waste-to-Energy Division.

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Compost Facility

Last edited: 9/22/2008