The Town of Herndon provides weekly curbside collection of refuse and recycling through the Public Works Department. Residential trash is collected once per week on a designated route day, and recycling is collected on the same day. Service is funded through the Town tax base, not a separate trash bill for most residents.
Herndon is one of the few jurisdictions in the Washington DC region that operates its own municipal refuse and recycling collection service directly, rather than franchising to a private hauler. The Department of Public Works divides the Town into collection zones, each assigned a weekday for pickup. Trash must be set out at the curb by 7 AM on collection day and cannot be placed out earlier than 5 PM the evening before. Containers must be removed from the curb by the end of the collection day. Each household is generally limited to a reasonable volume of household waste per week; excess or bulk items may require a separate bulk pickup request. Holiday schedules shift collection by one day when Town offices are closed for recognized holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day. Residents of multi-family buildings and commercial properties typically contract with private haulers, as Town collection is primarily for single-family and small multi-family properties. Missed collections should be reported to Public Works within 24 hours. The Town periodically publishes a collection calendar showing route days, holiday shifts, yard waste weeks, and bulk collection schedules.
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