Montgomery County (Dept. of Transportation curbside), MD Trash Pickup Schedule
Collection days, holiday changes, recycling rules, and drop-off options for Montgomery County (Dept. of Transportation curbside), Maryland — in one page, with sources.
Trash pickup in Montgomery County (Dept. of Transportation curbside), MD is assigned by zone or street — Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Match your area in the trash schedule table below.
Trash Recycle Bulk
When is each service collected?
Recurring schedule for Montgomery County (Dept. of Transportation curbside) services.
| Service | When | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Trash | Depends on your zone | Depends on your zone — check the zone list |
| Recycling | Depends on your zone | Depends on your zone — check the zone list |
| Yard waste | Depends on your zone | Depends on your zone — check the zone list |
| Bulk | Depends on your zone | Depends on your zone — check the zone list |
Which zone is my street in?
Collection day by collection routes. Confirm at the edges with the city.
| Route | Day | Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County Monday collection routes | Monday | 43 collection routesPAM01, PAM02, PAM03, PAM04, PAM05, PAM06, PAM10, PAM21, PAM32, PAM42, PAM50, PAM51, PAM52, PAM53, PAM54, PAM55, PAM60, PAM61, PAM62, PAM63, PAM64, PAM65, PAM70, PAM71, PAM72, PAM73, PAM74, PAM75, PAM80, PAM81, PAM82, PAM83, PAM84, PAM85, PM1T, PM11, PM12, PM20, PM22, PM30, PM31, PM40, PM41 43 mapped collection routes. |
| Montgomery County Tuesday collection routes | Tuesday | 38 collection routesPAT01, PAT02, PAT03, PAT04, PAT05, PAT10, PAT22, PAT32, PAT40, PAT50, PAT51, PAT52, PAT53, PAT54, PAT60, PAT61, PAT62, PAT63, PAT64, PAT70, PAT71, PAT72, PAT73, PAT74, PAT75, PAT80, PAT81, PAT82, PAT83, PAT84, PT11, PT12, PT20, PT21, PT30, PT31, PT41, PT42 38 mapped collection routes. |
| Montgomery County Wednesday collection routes | Wednesday | 41 collection routesPAW01, PAW02, PAW03, PAW04, PAW05, PAW06, PAW10, PAW21, PAW32, PAW42, PAW50, PAW51, PAW52, PAW53, PAW54, PAW55, PAW60, PAW61, PAW62, PAW63, PAW64, PAW65, PAW70, PAW71, PAW72, PAW73, PAW74, PAW80, PAW81, PAW82, PAW83, PAW84, PAW85, PW11, PW12, PW20, PW22, PW30, PW31, PW40, PW41 41 mapped collection routes. |
| Montgomery County Thursday collection routes | Thursday | 40 collection routesPAH01, PAH02, PAH03, PAH04, PAH05, PAH06, PAH12, PAH20, PAH30, PAH40, PAH50, PAH51, PAH52, PAH53, PAH54, PAH60, PAH61, PAH62, PAH63, PAH64, PAH65, PAH70, PAH71, PAH72, PAH73, PAH74, PAH75, PAH80, PAH81, PAH82, PAH83, PAH84, PH10, PH11, PH21, PH22, PH31, PH32, PH41, PH42 40 mapped collection routes. |
| Montgomery County Friday collection routes | Friday | 35 collection routesPAF01, PAF02, PAF03, PAF04, PAF50, PAF51, PAF52, PAF53, PAF54, PAF60, PAF61, PAF62, PAF63, PAF64, PAF70, PAF71, PAF72, PAF73, PAF74, PAF80, PAF81, PAF82, PAF83, PAF84, PF11, PF12, PF13, PF20, PF22, PF31, PF32, PF33, PF40, PF41, PF42 35 mapped collection routes. |
Service days by zone
The city publishes service-specific zone or cycle details rather than one shared date calendar.
What about bulky or special items?
Mattresses, appliances, storm debris — the rules before you set them out.
- Five-stream county system — Montgomery County publishes separate route layers for garbage, recycling, yard trim, bulky and brush collections - a model five-stream dataset.
More details: bulk & yard waste page.
Who collects what?
The provider for each service and how to reach them.
| Service | Provider | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Trash | Montgomery County DEP/Division of Solid Waste Services (curbside collections by County Highway Services) | |
| Recycling | Montgomery County curbside recycling | |
| Yard waste | Montgomery County curbside yard trim | |
| Bulk | Montgomery County bulky/brush collections |
Common questions
The things Montgomery County (Dept. of Transportation curbside) residents ask most.
What day is trash pickup in Montgomery County, MD?
Once a week Monday-Friday by route (PAF/PAW series); recycling every other week on its own route day; yard trim, bulky and brush have their own published route layers.
What changed recently?
Every update to this page, newest first.
- Record created from Montgomery County MD's five open-data collection-route layers (garbage/recycle/yard trim/bulky/brush).
- QA: population corrected to Census Vintage 2023 estimate (Montgomery County: 1,058,474; prior estimate 1050000).
Population 1,058,474 · Sources: Montgomery County MD BOUNDARIES_garbage_collection_routes (184 routes…, Montgomery County MD BOUNDARIES_recycle_collection_routes (190 routes…, Montgomery County MD BOUNDARIES_yard_trim_collection_routes · Summarized from municipal, hauler, and public-data records; schedules change without notice.