Gaithersburg regulates trash and recycling bin placement through its property maintenance standards. Bins must be stored out of public view except on collection days. Bins may be placed at the curb no earlier than 5 PM the evening before collection and must be retrieved by midnight on collection day. The city provides curbside trash and recycling collection services.
Gaithersburg provides municipal curbside trash and recycling collection services for single-family residences. The city regulates bin placement and storage through its property maintenance code. Trash bins, recycling containers, and yard waste bins must be stored in a location not visible from the street or public areas when not placed for collection. Acceptable storage locations include inside a garage, behind the house, or in a screened enclosure. Bins may be placed at the curb for collection no earlier than 5 PM on the evening before the scheduled collection day. Bins must be removed from the curb and returned to their storage location by midnight on collection day. Bins left at the curb beyond this period are subject to property maintenance enforcement. Trash must be contained in closed bins to prevent animal scattering and littering. Bulk items and construction debris require separate arrangements with the city's public works department. Recycling must be sorted per city guidelines. The city enforces these rules through its code enforcement division as part of neighborhood appearance standards. Contact Gaithersburg Public Works at (301) 258-6370 for collection schedules and bin replacement, or Code Enforcement for complaints about bin storage violations.
Leaving trash bins at the curb outside the designated time window is a property maintenance violation. Repeated violations result in warning notices followed by fines. Trash scattered from open bins may trigger additional littering citations. Failure to store bins out of view is a neighborhood appearance violation.
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