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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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, January 18, 2021
| If your collection day is |
Your collection day this week is |
| Monday |
Tuesday, January 19, 2021 |
| Tuesday |
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 |
| Wednesday |
Thursday, January 21, 2021 |
| Thursday |
Friday, January 22, 2021 |
| Friday |
Saturday, January 23, 2021 |
Presidents Day, Monday, February 15, 2021
| If your collection day is |
Your collection day this week is |
| Monday |
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 |
| Tuesday |
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 |
| Wednesday |
Thursday, February 18, 2021 |
| Thursday |
Friday, February 19, 2021 |
| Friday |
Saturday, February 20, 2021 |
Memorial Day, Monday, May 31, 2021
| If your collection day is |
Your collection day this week is |
| Monday |
Tuesday, June 1, 2021 |
| Tuesday |
Wednesday, June 2, 2021 |
| Wednesday |
Thursday, June 3, 2021 |
| Thursday |
Friday, June 4, 2021 |
| Friday |
Saturday, June 5, 2021 |
Independence Day, Sunday, July 4, 2021 (no change in scheduled services)
| If your collection day is |
Your collection day this week is |
| Monday |
Monday, July 5, 2021 (no change) |
| Tuesday |
Tuesday, July 6, 2021 (no change) |
| Wednesday |
Wednesday, July 7, 2021 (no change) |
| Thursday |
Thursday, July 8, 2021 (no change) |
| Friday |
Friday, July 9, 2021 (no change) |
Labor Day, Monday, September 6, 2021
| If your collection day is |
Your collection day this week is |
| Monday |
Tuesday, September 7, 2021 |
| Tuesday |
Wednesday, September 8, 2021 |
| Wednesday |
Thursday, September 9, 2021 |
| Thursday |
Friday, September 10, 2021 |
| Friday |
Saturday, September 11, 2021 |
Indigenous Peoples' Day, Monday, October 11, 2021 (no change in scheduled services)
| If your collection day is |
Your collection day this week is |
| 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 22, 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 (no change in scheduled services)
| If your collection day is |
Your collection day this week is |
| 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 (no change in scheduled services)
| If your collection day is |
Your collection day this week is |
| 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) |