Trash and Recycling

  • Household Trash Collection
    Household trash is collected twice weekly. If you live east of Maple Avenue or on the east side of Maple Avenue, your household trash is collected on Mondays and Thursdays. If you live west of Maple Avenue or on the west side of Maple, your household trash is collected on Tuesdays and Fridays. If you live on East-West Highway, Connecticut Avenue, or Bradley Lane, your household trash is collected on Tuesdays and Fridays.  Please contain your trash in lidded containers. These containers should be placed out by 7 a.m. The Town offers backdoor trash collection, so you can leave your containers anywhere on the property as long as they are accessible to the collection crews.
     
  • Special Trash Pick-up
    Special trash pick ups are provided for a fee, determined by the trash contractor. These pickups are used to dispose of those items not included in household trash. To arrange for a special pick up, call Montgomery County Sanitation and Recycling, the Town's household trash contractor, at (301) 605-0140. You will schedule the pick up and pay the contractor directly. 

  • Recycling
    Recycling is collected weekly on Wednesdays. Recyclable items should be placed at the curb, in a Town recycling bin, by 7 a.m. Recycling materials are picked up by two separate trucks (one for paper, the other for cans and bottles). Please call the Town Office if you need a new green recycling bin. One will be dropped to your door. 

    The Town of Chevy Chase follows Montgomery County’s recycling guidelines for residential recycling of cans, foil products, glass, plastic and paper.  Please call the Town Office if you have a specific question about what can or can not be recycled.
     
  • Trash and Treasure Weekends
    Twice a year the Town provides a special service allowing residents to discard at curbside unwanted items from garages, basements, attics and yards including: appliances (doors must be removed for safety), furniture, yard tools, rolled rugs, games, bikes, etc. The items are removed at no charge to the residents. The following items will not be picked up as part of Trash & Treasures: firewood, hazardous materials, newspapers and recyclable paper, cardboard, loose/broken glass. The dates and guidelines for "Trash & Treasures" are published in the Town's newsletter, the Forecast, in the month preceding the pickup. 
     
  • Yard Trash Recycling
    The Town offers twice weekly curbside collection of yard trash. Trimmings should be placed at the the curb by 7 a.m.  If you live east of Maple Avenue or on the east side of Maple, your yard trash is collected on Tuesdays and Fridays. If you live west of Maple Avenue, on the west side of Maple, or on a border street, your yard trash is collected on Mondays and Thursdays.  Leaves, grass, and other trimmings should be placed in reusable containers or paper bags. Brush should be tied into bundles with string. Bundles should not exceed 30 inches in diameter, 4 feet in length, and 4 inches in diameter per piece. 
     
  • Christmas Tree Disposal
    The Town of Chevy Chase contracts out Christmas Tree disposal as a service for residents each year. This service runs from December 26 to January 15. To participate, simply remove all ornaments and tinsel from the trees, and place them at curbside.