Trash & Recycling in Montgomery County, MD (2026)

Montgomery County DEP - Trash, Recycling and Yard Trim Program

Montgomery County has a dual-stream recycling program for residents of single-family homes and townhomes that receive County-provided recycling collection services. Mixed paper items (paper and cardboard) go into your blue recycling wheeled cart (or in a paper bag, cardboard box, or bundle with twine), and glass/plastic/metal bottles, jars, cans and containers go into your blue bin. Residents c...

Montgomery County Code Section 48-24(b)(4)

The owner and occupant of commercial or industrial property must screen from view at street level any solid waste container or solid waste storage area on the property if the container or storage area can be seen from the street level of any residential property. The owner of multifamily residential property must screen from view at street level any solid waste container or solid waste storage ...

COMCOR 48.00.03.03(a)(2)(C)

Yard trim. Grass and leaves must be placed in containers or large paper bags labeled “yard trim”. Containers or bags must not exceed 45 gallons in volume and 60 pounds by weight. Brush must not exceed 4 inches in diameter and 6 feet in length, and must be placed in labeled containers or paper bags or tied in bundles no greater than 36 inches in diameter. Plastic bags must not be used to contain...

Montgomery County Code § 48-48

A person must not dispose of recyclable solid waste in a manner that violates this Article or regulations issued under it. A person must not collect or remove recyclable solid waste which has been set out for collection in a recycling service area in accordance with the Executive regulations governing that area unless; the person is licensed by the County or has a contract with the County to co...

Montgomery County Code § 48-21(b)

Licensees and their employees shall not collect solid wastes in Montgomery County prior to 7:00 a.m. (9:00 a.m. on federal holidays and Sundays) nor collect solid wastes after 9:00 p.m. on any weekday (Monday through Sunday, including federal holidays); except that collections may be made at any time from business establishments such as commercial, industrial, institutional or other nonresident...

Montgomery County Code § 48-11

A person must not: ... dispose of, or cause or allow the disposal of, garbage or other solid waste on public or private property unless: (i) the property is designated by the State ... for the disposal of garbage or other solid waste and the person is authorized ... or (ii) the garbage or other solid waste is placed into a garbage or solid waste receptacle or container on the property. ... Pena...

COMCOR 48.00.03.03(a)(2)(C)

Yard trim. Grass and leaves must be placed in containers or large paper bags labeled "yard trim". Containers or bags must not exceed 45 gallons in volume and 60 pounds by weight. Brush must not exceed 4 inches in diameter and 6 feet in length, and must be placed in labeled containers or paper bags or tied in bundles no greater than 36 inches in diameter. Plastic bags must not be used to contain...

Montgomery County Code § 48-8A(3)(B)

The owner of any dumpster used in the County must register the dumpster with the Department annually in accordance with regulations adopted under Method 2. Each dumpster must be watertight and leakproof and must display a current registration medallion at all times. Each dumpster must display the name of the owner of the dumpster, in lettering that is not less than 3 inches high, in permanent p...

Montgomery County Code § 48-48

(a) A person must not dispose of recyclable solid waste in a manner that violates this Article or regulations issued under it. (b) A person must not collect or remove recyclable solid waste which has been set out for collection in a recycling service area in accordance with the Executive regulations governing that area unless... the person is licensed by the County or has a contract with the Co...