Showing ordinances that apply to North Kensington, MD
North Kensington is an unincorporated community (population 9,497) in Montgomery County, Maryland. Because North Kensington is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Montgomery County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The pickup rules & schedules rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Weekly curbside trash and single-stream recycling via DSWS. Set out by 6 AM, no earlier than 5 PM prior day. Limit 5 containers per collection.
Montgomery County Division of Solid Waste Services (DSWS) under the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) provides curbside trash and recycling collection for single-family homes and townhouses in the unincorporated areas of the county. Trash is collected once per week and recycling once per week on separate days. Collection begins at 6 AM, so materials must be placed at the curb before 6 AM on your collection day but no earlier than 5 PM the day before. Each household may set out up to 5 containers of trash per collection (32-gallon cans or bags under 60 pounds). Recycling is single-stream: paper, cardboard, glass, metal cans, and plastics 1-7 go in the blue bin together. Yard trim is collected separately on a weekly or biweekly schedule depending on the season. Incorporated municipalities (Rockville, Gaithersburg, Takoma Park, etc.) operate their own collection programs. The county charges a solid waste fee on the annual property tax bill rather than per-bag or per-can fees.
Improperly sorted recycling may not be collected. Excessive trash beyond 5 containers will not be picked up without a special arrangement. Contaminated recycling bins receive an educational tag and may be left uncollected.
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