Trash Collection and Recycling Services for the Town of Poolesville reprinted from Town
Starting July 1, 2023, Titus Trash Services, Inc. will perform trash and recycling services for the Town of Poolesville. Contact information: call or text 202-437-1785, email: titustrash@aol.com
Trash Collection: Depending on which side of Town you live, trash collection is every Monday and Thursday or Tuesday and Friday, except for some holidays. Click here for the collection schedule. All items must be placed curbside by 7 am on the scheduled pick-up day. Items placed in the common areas will not be collected.
Recycling: Dual single-stream recycling is picked up every Wednesday, except for some holidays. Each residence will receive two recycling containers from Titus Trash by the end of June. The wheeled cart is for mixed paper items (paper and cardboard), and the smaller bin is for your commingled materials (glass/plastic/metal bottles, jars, cans, and containers).
Recycling items will not be collected if they are in plastic bags. For more information on dual-stream recycling, click here: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/SWS/recycling/dual-stream.html.
Holidays: Holidays observed are New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
Bulk pick up: Each address is allowed one free bulk collection per quarter. You must call Titus at 202-437-1785 to schedule this service and see if your items are included in the free pick-up.
Special Collection: Pick up for major appliances, fixtures, hot water heaters etc., can be arranged by calling Titus to arrange to pick up, these pickups take place on Wednesdays, and the fee for appliances is $25 per appliance.
Yard Waste: Yard waste must be placed in brown paper yard waste bags or labeled re-usable containers. Dirt, root balls, and mulch will not be picked up.
Trash Containers: Each owner or occupant shall provide metal, durable rubber, or durable plastic refuse containers with a lid. The refuse containers combined weight shall not exceed 60 pounds. Within 12 hours of containers being emptied, they should be removed from the street until the next scheduled collection day.
If you have a green Bates recycling tote, you may keep it as a trash container. All blue totes and unwanted green totes should be left out after the last Bates collection day (June 28th). The Town will be collecting the unwanted totes on June 29th or 30th.
There will also be a printed version of this notice that will be mailed out to every household in town.
For more information, go to: https://www.poolesvillemd.gov/270/Trash-Recycling