Division of Solid Waste Services
Thursday, February 26, 2015: Normal operations today. No further schedule changes due to today's forecast. If your normal County-provided recycling/trash day is Wednesday, your collection day this week is today.
Week of February 23, 2015:
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OPERATING STATUS: Recycling/trash collection - modified ∣ Transfer Station recycling/trash drop-offs - normal hours
Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan for the Years 2009 through 2019
Montgomery County Approval Date: February 9, 2010
(approved by The County Council for Montgomery County, Maryland)
Maryland Department of the Environment Approval Date: August 17, 2010
- Entire Comprehensive Solid Waste Plan (PDF, 12.9 MB)
Plan Introduction and Chapters
- Introduction (PDF, 797 kb)
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Executive Summary
- Council Resolution 16-894 - Comprehensive Amendment to the Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan
- Chapter 1: Rules Governing Solid Waste Management (PDF, 113 kb)
- Chapter 2: Population, Employment, and Land Use (PDF, 965 kb)
- Chapter 3: Solid Waste Generation, Collection, and Acceptance Systems (PDF, 531 kb)
- Chapter 4: Assessment of Solid Waste Management Needs (PDF, 2 MB)
- Chapter 5: Solid Waste Management System Plan of Action (PDF, 152 kb)
Appendices
- Appendix A: Definitions and Acronyms (PDF, 36 kb)
- Appendix B: Material Flow Diagram and Recycling Calculations: Fiscal Year 2008 (PDF, 41 kb)
- Appendix C: Landfill Site Selection Criteria (PDF, 309 kb)
- Appendix D: Community Agreements (PDF, 5.2 MB)
- Circuit Court Civil Action No 186857 "Stipulated Order of Dismissal IN THE CASE OF Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Montgomery County Site Two.
- "Agreement of Settlement and Compromise" dated April 19, 1996 by and between the Sugarloaf Citizens Association, Inc. and Montgomery County.
- "First Amendment to Agreement of Settlement and Compromise" dated April 19, 1996 by and between the Sugarloaf Citizens Association, Inc and Montgomery County.
- Appendix E: Council Resolution 13-1498 “Creation of Facilities Implementation Group” (PDF, 363 kb)
- Appendix F: Montgomery County Executive Regulation 6-99AM Expansion of Leaf Vacuuming Collection District (PDF, 2.6 MB)
- Appendix G: Recommendations provided by the Maryland–National Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) and the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) (PDF, 181 kb)
School Recycling Plans
The following two School Recycling Plans, responsive to the Maryland Schools Recycling Plan Law and Section 9-1703(b) and (g) of the Environmental Article, Annotated code of Maryland, were approved by County Council Resolution 16-1486, and adopted by reference into the County’s Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan, on September 28, 2010:
