Special Trash Collections & Recycling
New Changes to Special Trash
Reduce Contamination in your Recycling!
New Changes to Special Trash, effective May 1
In January 2020, the Mayor and Council adopted Ordinance 20-O-01 which made changes to the collection of Special Trash. It prohibits placement of materials at properties that did not generate the materials; sets fees for collection and fees for Refuse, Recycling and Yard Waste receptacles; and sets penalties for violations.
On May 1, 2020, the following will go into effect:
- Contractor-generated construction materials will not be collected; however, small home-improvement material generated by the resident and properly will be collected.
- Soft and woody yard waste that is properly set out will be collected; yard waste that is oversized and requires the use of a crane will be charged at a cost of $100 per collection, per hour.
- Certain items set out for collection will require a fee. These include: Appliances: stoves, air conditioners, refrigerators, washers, dryers, dishwashers, dehumidifiers, furnaces, water heaters, grills, etc. - $20 per item Televisions and monitors: $20 per item Tires: $4 per tire
- Mattresses must be wrapped in plastic, or placed in a plastic mattress bag to be collected.
- Oversized, overweight, improperly sorted material, or collections requiring use of a crane, will be assessed a fee of $100 per collection, per hour.
- The City will provide up to two green trash carts free of charge per household. There will be an annual cost of $50 for a third trash cart. A maximum of three trash carts are allowed per household.
Bulk Trash and Special Trash Collection
The City collects four different types of special trash on Thursdays and Fridays, by appointment. Each source separated collection is performed by a different crew and truck.
- Bulk trash (furniture, mattresses wrapped in plastic, large bulky items, etc.)
- White goods & metals (washers, dryers, mowers, bikes, metal file cabinets, etc.)
- Electronics for recycling (TVs, computers, printers, etc.)
- Brush and Logs
You may see a truck on your street and wonder why they didn’t stop to pick-up your collection; it may be because they are collecting a different type of item. These different types of items should be separated to facilitate collection.
Don’t place items at the curb until you have scheduled an appointment. Call early in the week to assure a collection, because appointments are scheduled on a first call-first-serve basis. Contact the Department at publicworks@collegeparkmd.gov or 240-487-3590 to schedule a collection. Have your items at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on your scheduled day.
Recycling and Contamination:
Are you doing all you can to keep contamination out of the recycling stream? Are you confused about what is and what is not allowed in the blue recycling cart? The number one contamination is plastic bags. Please keep them out of the blue recycling cart and don’t bag your recycling; instead, put recyclable items loosely in the blue cart.
