Our schedules apply to recycling and trash collection service provided by Montgomery County, Maryland, to single-family homes and townhomes. Check whether your address receives County-provided service.
If you live in a municipality, your holiday schedule for recycling or trash collection may be different from the County schedule. See recycling/trash contact information for municipalities.
All items to be collected must be out at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on your collection day.
Which holidays are affected?
We do not make County-provided recycling or trash collection on these County holidays with the following exception: If the actual holiday falls on the weekend , but the County observes the holiday on the Friday before or the Monday after the actual holiday, there is no change in the collection schedule .*
- New Year's Day - January 1
- Martin Luther King, Jr., Day - third Monday in January
- Presidents Day - third Monday in February
- Memorial Day - last Monday in May
- Independence Day - July 4
- Labor Day - first Monday in September
- Veterans Day - November 11
- Thanksgiving Day - fourth Thursday in November
- Christmas Day - December 25
If a County holiday falls during the week (Monday – Friday), all collections scheduled on or after the holiday will be made one day later that week.
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* Indigenous Peoples' Day, Monday, October 11, 2021 (NORMAL SCHEDULE)
| If your collection day is |
Your collection day this week is NORMAL |
| Monday |
Monday, October 11, 2021 (no change) |
| Tuesday |
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 (no change) |
| Wednesday |
Wednesday, October 13, 2021 (no change) |
| Thursday |
Thursday, October 14, 2021 (no change) |
| Friday |
Friday, October 15, 2021 (no change) |
Veterans Day, Thursday, November 11, 2021
| If your collection day is |
Your collection day this week is |
| Monday |
Monday, November 8, 2021 (no change) |
| Tuesday |
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 (no change) |
| Wednesday |
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 (no change) |
| Thursday |
Friday, November 12, 2021 |
| Friday |
Saturday, November 13, 2021 |
Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 25, 2021
| If your collection day is |
Your collection day this week is |
| Monday |
Monday, November 22, 2021 (no change) |
| Tuesday |
Tuesday, November 23, 2021 (no change) |
| Wednesday |
Wednesday, November 24, 2021 (no change) |
| Thursday |
Friday, November 26, 2021 |
| Friday |
Saturday, November 27, 2021 |
* Christmas Day, Saturday, December 25, 2021 (NORMAL SCHEDULE)
| If your collection day is |
Your collection day this week is NORMAL |
| Monday |
Monday, December 20, 2021 (no change) |
| Tuesday |
Tuesday, December 21, 2021 (no change) |
| Wednesday |
Wednesday, December 22, 2021 (no change) |
| Thursday |
Thursday, December 23, 2021 (no change) |
| Friday |
Friday, December 24, 2021 (no change) |
* New Year's Day, Saturday, January 1, 2022 (NORMAL SCHEDULE)
| If your collection day is |
Your collection day this week is NORMAL |
| Monday |
Monday, December 27, 2021 (no change) |
| Tuesday |
Tuesday, December 28, 2021 (no change) |
| Wednesday |
Wednesday, December 29, 2021 (no change) |
| Thursday |
Thursday, December 30, 2021 (no change) |
| Friday |
Friday, December 31, 2021 (no change) |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, January 17, 2022
| If your collection day is |
Your collection day this week is |
| Monday |
Tuesday, January 18, 2022 |
| Tuesday |
Wednesday, January 19, 2022 |
| Wednesday |
Thursday, January 20, 2022 |
| Thursday |
Friday, January 21, 2022 |
| Friday |
Saturday, January 22, 2022 |
Presidents Day, Monday, February 21, 2022
| If your collection day is |
Your collection day this week is |
| Monday |
Tuesday, February 22, 2022 |
| Tuesday |
Wednesday, February 23, 2022 |
| Wednesday |
Thursday, February 24, 2022 |
| Thursday |
Friday, February 25, 2022 |
| Friday |
Saturday, February 26, 2022 |
Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, 2022
| If your collection day is |
Your collection day this week is |
| Monday |
Tuesday, May 31, 2022 |
| Tuesday |
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 |
| Wednesday |
Thursday, June 2, 2022 |
| Thursday |
Friday, June 3, 2022 |
| Friday |
Saturday, June 4, 2022 |
Independence Day, Monday, July 4, 2022
| If your collection day is |
Your collection day this week is |
| Monday |
Tuesday, July 5, 2022 |
| Tuesday |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 |
| Wednesday |
Thursday, July 7, 2022 |
| Thursday |
Friday, July 8, 2022 |
| Friday |
Saturday, July 9, 2022 |
Labor Day, Monday, September 5, 2022
| If your collection day is |
Your collection day this week is |
| Monday |
Tuesday, September 6, 2022 |
| Tuesday |
Wednesday, September 7, 2022 |
| Wednesday |
Thursday, September 8, 2022 |
| Thursday |
Friday, September 9, 2022 |
| Friday |
Saturday, September 10, 2022 |