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
- Juneteenth - June 19
- 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 9, 2023 (NORMAL SCHEDULE)
| If your collection day is |
Your collection day this week is NORMAL |
| Monday |
Monday, October 9, 2023 (no change) |
| Tuesday |
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 (no change) |
| Wednesday |
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 (no change) |
| Thursday |
Thursday, October 12, 2023 (no change) |
| Friday |
Friday, October 13, 2023 (no change) |
* Veterans Day, Saturday, November 11, 2023 (NORMAL SCHEDULE)
| If your collection day is |
Your collection day this week is NORMAL |
| Monday |
Monday, November 6, 2023 (no change) |
| Tuesday |
Tuesday, November 7, 2023 (no change) |
| Wednesday |
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 (no change) |
| Thursday |
Thursday, November 9, 2023 (no change) |
| Friday |
Friday, November 10, 2023 (no change) |
Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 23, 2023
| If your collection day is |
Your collection day this week is |
| Monday |
Monday, November 20, 2023 (no change) |
| Tuesday |
Tuesday, November 21, 2023 (no change) |
| Wednesday |
Wednesday, November 22, 2023 (no change) |
| Thursday |
Friday, November 24, 2023 |
| Friday |
Saturday, November 25, 2023 |
Christmas Day, Monday, December 25, 2023
| If your collection day is |
Your collection day this week is |
| Monday |
Tuesday, December 26, 2023 |
| Tuesday |
Wednesday, December 27, 2023 |
| Wednesday |
Thursday, December 28, 2023 |
| Thursday |
Friday, December 29, 2023 |
| Friday |
Saturday, December 30, 2023 |
New Year's Day, Monday, January 1, 2024
| If your collection day is |
Your collection day this week is |
| Monday |
Tuesday, January 2, 2024 |
| Tuesday |
Wednesday, January 3, 2024 |
| Wednesday |
Thursday, January 4, 2024 |
| Thursday |
Friday, January 5, 2024 |
| Friday |
Saturday, January 6, 2024 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, January 15, 2024
| If your collection day is |
Your collection day this week is |
| Monday |
Tuesday, January 16, 2024 |
| Tuesday |
Wednesday, January 17, 2024 |
| Wednesday |
Thursday, January 18, 2024 |
| Thursday |
Friday, January 19, 2024 |
| Friday |
Saturday, January 20, 2024 |
Presidents Day, Monday, February 19, 2024
| If your collection day is |
Your collection day this week is |
| Monday |
Tuesday, February 20, 2024 |
| Tuesday |
Wednesday, February 21, 2024 |
| Wednesday |
Thursday, February 22, 2024 |
| Thursday |
Friday, February 23, 2024 |
| Friday |
Saturday, February 24, 2024 |
Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, 2024
| If your collection day is |
Your collection day this week is |
| Monday |
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 |
| Tuesday |
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 |
| Wednesday |
Thursday, May 30, 2024 |
| Thursday |
Friday, May 31, 2024 |
| Friday |
Saturday, June 1, 2024 |
Juneteenth, Wednesday, June 19, 2024
| If your collection day is |
Your collection day this week is |
| Monday |
Monday June 17, 2024 (NO CHANGE) |
| Tuesday |
Tuesday, June 18, 2024 (NO CHANGE) |
| Wednesday |
Thursday, June 20, 2024 |
| Thursday |
Friday, June 21, 2024 |
| Friday |
Saturday, June 22, 2024 |
Independence Day, Thursday, July 4, 2024
| If your collection day is |
Your collection day this week is |
| Monday |
Monday, July 1, 2024 (NO CHANGE) |
| Tuesday |
Tuesday, July 2, 2024 (NO CHANGE) |
| Wednesday |
Wednesday, July 3, 2024 (NO CHANGE) |
| Thursday |
Friday, July 5, 2024 |
| Friday |
Saturday, July 6, 2024 |
Labor Day, Monday, September 2, 2024
| If your collection day is |
Your collection day this week is |
| Monday |
Tuesday, September 3, 2024 |
| Tuesday |
Wednesday, September 4, 2024 |
| Wednesday |
Thursday, September 5, 2024 |
| Thursday |
Friday, September 6, 2024 |
| Friday |
Saturday, September 7, 2024 |