If the container is not collected with the recycling collection, please contact PGC311.Ĭollection for Senior Citizens and Disabled Unwanted “PERSONALLY OWNED” trash containers (old rigid plastic and metal trash cans/carts/containers must be placed at curbside on regularly scheduled trash and recycling collection day, and turned upside down with a sign/note stating “Take with Trash”).Bamboo: The proper disposal is to be prepared like yard trim no longer than 4 feet and tied in bundles placed out to be collected with the trash.Trash: Regular garbage collected in households (NO HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE).There is no limit to the number of regulation containers that may be used. No single container should exceed 60 pounds. Watertight, heavy-duty plastic containers with handles and tight-fitting lids.Permanent-type, standard metal with bottoms intact and no excessive rust.Sign up for email or text message updates about holiday and weather-related collection status.Check out DoE’s Facebook or Twitter pages.Information updates will be posted on the main page of each site. Check the Prince George’s County and the Department of the Environment websites for collection updates on bulky, trash, recycling, composting, and yard trim.It is recommended that residents write their home addresses on each cart. Residents who replace a County-issued cart or purchase additional carts should mark those trash carts with the word Trash recycling carts with the word Recycle or a large X, and yard trim carts/cans should be marked Yard/Organic. New or replacement wheeled carts are available for purchase from hardware, big box, and other retail stores. The County will no longer replace stolen trash and recycling carts. All wheeled recycling and trash carts are the property of Prince George’s County and should remain at the address to which it was delivered. The Resource Recovery Division (RRD) will require for verification purposes through the tax assessor’s file, that the resident purchased the property/house within the past 12 months. New residents that move into an existing house where the previous owner may have taken the carts should call 3-1-1 to request recycling and or trash carts. Residents moving into a new home should contact 3-1-1 to request delivery of each type of cart. The County will issue ONE recycling wheeled cart, ONE trash wheeled cart, and ONE organics wheeled cart to household residences that receive County-contracted collection services. Trash and Recycling Collection CartsĮffective immediately, the following policy is in effect for households receiving County-contracted Waste Collection Services. To report a missed trash, yard trim, recycling, or bulky trash collection, or to register a complaint about trash pick-up, please submit a service request via PGC311 or dial 3-1-1 for assistance. Neither the County nor the contractor will be responsible for items not intended for a collection that is placed next to trash containers or for the removal of any containers other than regulation containers. The homeowner is responsible for storing and cleaning the containers. The contractor will empty containers and return them to your curbside. Trash will be collected between the hours of 6 a.m. on their regularly scheduled collection day. Citizens and residents in the County-contracted collection areas should place their trash containers curbside by 6 a.m. The Resource Recovery Division provides trash collection service to approximately 175,000 homes in the county.
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