Recycling and Leaf Collection

Phone 301-258-6370 Email publicworks@gaithersburgmd.gov

• 65-Gallon Wheeled Recycling Bins available
• Holiday Recycling and Trash Collection Schedule

Recycling and leaf collection is available to single family homes and townhouses.

The City contracts with a private hauler for the collection of newspapers, mixed paper, corrugated cardboard, and commingled cans, glass containers and plastic bottles. The recycling contractor also collects brush, branches, grass clippings, leaves and other yard trimmings when placed in biodegradable brown paper bags and set at the curb on regularly scheduled recycling days.

The City has a loose leaf pick up program to collect leaves raked to the curb in the spring and fall each year. Fall collection takes place from the last week in October through the last week in December. Spring collection generally occurs between the last week in March and the first two weeks in April.

Holiday trees are collected from single family homes and townhouses by the City contractor when placed at the curb on your recycling day.

Regular trash and garbage collection for City residents is handled by private contractors; however, the City does provide monthly bulk refuse collection to single family homes and townhouses for those large items that private collectors will not accept. These items include heavy electrical appliances, furniture and other large household items.

• Bulk Pick Up
  
  
• Oil and Antifreeze Recycling Area
  
  
• Montgomery County Division of Solid Waste Services Information:
  How to Recycle/Dispose of..
  Community Shredding Event
  Household Hazardous Waste
  Computers and related electronics
  

Call 301-258-6370 for more information.

• Collection is provided to single family homes and townhouses once per week on your recycling day.
  
  
• Recyclables must be at the curb by 7 a.m. when collection begins. The times collectors are at your home may vary.
  
  
• Items will not be collected unless they are placed behind the curb, clear of utility poles, cars, trees and other obstructions. Please do not block sidewalks.
  
  
• Keep materials away from cable and phone boxes.
  
  
• The City does not collect hazardous household materials such as paint, insecticides, car batteries, etc. Call 311, Montgomery County's phone number for non-emergency government information and services, for information on disposing of these items.  Hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  
  
• Items improperly prepared will not be collected.
  
  
• Preparing items for City pick up.
  
  
• Please note: The City of Gaithersburg does not provide regular weekly refuse collection services. Homeowners associations and individual homeowners must make their own arrangements with private refuse haulers. Listings are available in the Yellow Pages.

The City provides once per month bulk pick up to single family homes and townhouses.

• Large Appliances - Collected by City crews on your first recycling day of the month. Doors should be removed or secured so they cannot be opened.
  
  
• Large Household Items - Acceptable items collected by City crews on your first recycling day of the month.
  
  
• Bulk items must be separated from regular refuse and marked "Bulk Pick Up" Items improperly prepared will not be collected.
  
  
• More information

For recycling (newspaper, mixed paper, corrugated cardboard, and commingled materials, collected by the City recycling contractor) the following schedule applies: