Holiday "Slide" Schedule for Residential Recycling & Trash Collections and Shady Grove Transfer Station & Recycling Center

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Collections Locations & Schedules

• Our schedules apply to recycling and trash collection services provided by Montgomery County, Maryland, to single-family homes and townhomes. Check whether your address receives County-provided service.
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• 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 am on your collection day.
• Download the Holiday Collections Schedule (PDF)

Which holidays are affected?

If a County holiday falls during the week (Monday – Friday), all collections scheduled on or after the holiday will "slide" and be made one day later that week. If the 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.

Recycling & Trash Collections "Slide" Days / Shady Grove Transfer Station & Recycling Center Closures

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• Presidents Day
• Memorial Day
• Juneteenth
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day

County-provided Residential Recycling & Trash Collections

Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25, 2025

New Year's Day, Thursday, January 1, 2026

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, January 19, 2026

Presidents Day, Monday, February 16, 2026

Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2026

Juneteenth, Friday, June 19, 2026

Independence Day, Saturday, July 4, 2026 (Normal collection)

Labor Day, Monday, September 7, 2026

Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26, 2026