Garbage/ Recycling/ Brush Removal

TRASH & LEAF PICKUP CHANGES THIS FALL -   http://www.tok.md.gov/c/298/Brush-Yard-Waste-Removal  

In an effort to improve the Town’s leaf collection this fall, the Town is switching the Monday Trash collection to Tuesdays for the next several months. The Town Crew will work with US Lawns and its leaf vacuum and truck. The Crew will help pick up the leaves, fill our Town's dump trucks and then take the loads to the Brookville leaf site. As soon as leaves start accumulating, residents should rake them into large piles for ease of collection. Where possible, we are asking neighbors to place their leaves together at their common property lines. Collection will begin on the first Monday after a majority of the leaves have fallen. More details to follow.

New Recycling Rules in Effect -- Once weekly on Wednesdays, pickup begins 7:00 a.m.    Everything in one bin – everything picked up at once!    Residents can commingle all items and they will be separated upon arrival at the recycling center.   Recyclables must be set out for collection by 7:00 a.m. on Wednesdays.       For MORE RECYCLING information, click here .

Is This Recyclable?  Kensington contracts with Montgomery County to pick up our recycling and as of July 1 we have new expanded rules.*    Here’s the New Recycling List: Questions? Go to: www.montgomerycountymd.gov⁄recycling

Previously acceptable types of plastics for recycling:
Narrow-neck plastic bottles that contained milk, juice, soda, water, salad dressing, cooking oil, shampoo or hair conditioner, and cleaning and detergent bottles.

Additions to the recycling program:
Butter and margarine tubs; yogurt, cottage cheese, sour cream, whipped topping containers; mayonnaise, peanut butter jars; prescription bottles; deli containers and trays; ice cream buckets; plastic beverage cups; laundry detergent tubs and buckets; kitty litter tubs; paint buckets up to 5 gallon in size; plastic lids and flower pots.

Unacceptable types of plastics for recycling:
Containers that had held motor oil, antifreeze or pesticides; plastic bags; plastic wrap; Styrofoam⁄polystyrene cops, trays or packaging; clamshell plastic packaging marked #1 or #6; microwavable trays; toys; children’s swimming pools; plastic flower tray packs marked #6; other large plastic items.

*Reprinted from The Gazette

Expires: 2008-09-10 · Submitted: 2008-06-18