Holiday Schedules - Recycling/Trash Collections and Facilities
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Transfer Station / Recycling Center location, normal hours and other details
Labor Day Holiday Weekend 2018
- Saturday, September 1, 2018: Open with normal hours.
- Sunday, September 2, 2018: Open with normal hours.
- Monday, September 3, 2018: Entire facility closed.
Veterans Day Holiday 2018
- Sunday, November 11, 2018: Open with normal hours.
Thanksgiving Day Holiday Weekend 2018
- Wednesday, November 21, 2018: Public drop-off areas close at 5:00 p.m.
- Thursday, November 22, 2018: Entire facility closed.
- Friday, November 23, 2018: Open with normal hours.
- Saturday, November 24, 2018: Open with normal hours.
- Sunday, November 25, 2018: Open with normal hours.
Christmas Day Holiday 2018
- Tuesday, December 25, 2018: Entire facility closed.
New Year's Day Holiday 2019
- Sunday, December 31, 2018: Facility closes 3:00 p.m.
- Monday, January 1, 2019: Entire facility closed.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday 2019
- Monday, January 21, 2019: Entire facility closed.
Presidents Day Holiday Weekend 2019
- Saturday, February 16, 2019: Open with normal hours.
- Sunday, February 17, 2019: Open with normal hours.
- Monday, February 18, 2019: Open with normal hours.
Memorial Day Holiday Weekend 2019
- Saturday, May 25, 2019: Open with normal hours.
- Sunday, May 26, 2019: Open with normal hours.
- Monday, May 27, 2019: Entire facility closed.
Independence Day Holiday 2019
- Wednesday, July 3, 2019: Open with normal hours.
- Thursday, July 4, 2019: Entire facility closed.
- Friday, July 5, 2019: Open with normal hours.
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Beauty Spot location, normal hours and other details
The Beauty Spot will not operate when the Poolesville Highway Services Depot is activated for snow or ice operations.
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.
Download the 2018 Holiday Collections Schedule (PDF)
Which holidays are affected?
We do not make County-provided recycling or trash collections on these County holidays:
- 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.
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.
Get schedule updates and remindersLabor Day, Monday, September 3, 2018
| If your collection day is | Your collection day this week is |
|---|---|
| Monday | Tuesday, September 4, 2018 |
| Tuesday | Wednesday, September 5, 2018 |
| Wednesday | Thursday, September 6, 2018 |
| Thursday | Friday, September 7, 2018 |
| Friday | Saturday, September 8, 2018 |
Columbus Day, Monday, October 8, 2018 (no change in scheduled services)
| If your collection day is | Your collection day this week is |
|---|---|
| Monday | Monday, October 8, 2018 (no change) |
| Tuesday | Tuesday, October 9, 2018 (no change) |
| Wednesday | Wednesday, October 10, 2018 (no change) |
| Thursday | Thursday, October 11, 2018 (no change) |
| Friday | Friday, October 12, 2018 (no change) |
Veterans Day, Sunday, November 11, 2018 (no change in scheduled services)
| If your collection day is | Your collection day this week is |
|---|---|
| Monday | Monday, November 12, 2018 (no change) |
| Tuesday | Tuesday, November 13, 2018 (no change) |
| Wednesday | Wednesday, November 14, 2018 (no change) |
| Thursday | Thursday, November 15, 2018 (no change) |
| Friday | Friday, November 16, 2018 (no change) |
Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 22, 2018
| If your collection day is | Your collection day this week is |
|---|---|
| Monday | Monday, November 19, 2018 (no change) |
| Tuesday | Tuesday, November 20, 2018 (no change) |
| Wednesday | Wednesday, November 21, 2018 (no change) |
| Thursday | Friday, November 23, 2018 |
| Friday | Saturday, November 24, 2018 |
Christmas Day, Tuesday, December 25, 2018
| If your collection day is | Your collection day this week is |
|---|---|
| Monday | Monday, December 24, 2018 (no change) |
| Tuesday | Wednesday, December 26, 2018 |
| Wednesday | Thursday, December 27, 2018 |
| Thursday | Friday, December 28, 2018 |
| Friday | Saturday, December 29, 2018 |
New Year's Day, Tuesday, January 1, 2019
| If your collection day is | Your collection day this week is |
|---|---|
| Monday | Monday, December 31, 2018 (no change) |
| Tuesday | Wednesday, January 2, 2019 |
| Wednesday | Thursday, January 3, 2019 |
| Thursday | Friday, January 4, 2019 |
| Friday | Saturday, January 5, 2019 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, January 21, 2019
| If your collection day is | Your collection day this week is |
|---|---|
| Monday | Tuesday, January 22, 2019 |
| Tuesday | Wednesday, January 23, 2019 |
| Wednesday | Thursday, January 24, 2019 |
| Thursday | Friday, January 25, 2019 |
| Friday | Saturday, January 26, 2019 |
Presidents Day, Monday, February 18, 2019
| If your collection day is | Your collection day this week is |
|---|---|
| Monday | Tuesday, February 19, 2019 |
| Tuesday | Wednesday, February 20, 2019 |
| Wednesday | Thursday, February 21, 2019 |
| Thursday | Friday, February 22, 2019 |
| Friday | Saturday, February 23, 2019 |
Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, 2019
| If your collection day is | Your collection day this week is |
|---|---|
| Monday | Tuesday, May 28, 2019 |
| Tuesday | Wednesday, May 29, 2019 |
| Wednesday | Thursday, May 30, 2019 |
| Thursday | Friday, May 31, 2019 |
| Friday | Saturday, June 1, 2019 |
Independence Day, Thursday, July 4, 2019
| If your collection day is | Your collection day this week is |
|---|---|
| Monday | Monday, July 1, 2019 (no change) |
| Tuesday | Tuesday, July 2, 2019 (no change) |
| Wednesday | Wednesday, July 3, 2019 (no change) |
| Thursday | Friday, July 5, 2019 |
| Friday | Saturday, July 6, 2019 |