Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED 12-29-14 The Montgomery County Division of Solid Waste Services (Department of Environmental Protection) is reminding residents scheduled for trash and recycling collections in the areas affected by the strike at Unity Disposal and Recycling LLC, to put their trash and recyclables out by 7 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 29. Residents in the affected areas […]

For the calendar year 2012, Montgomery County again led all other jurisdictions in the state in waste diversion with a rate of just under 60 percent, according to the Maryland Department of the Environment.  The waste diversion rate primarily reflects recycling efforts but also credits waste reduction efforts. County Executive Ike Leggett said, “Leading the […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee at 2 p.m. on July 15, will hold a worksession on municipal tax duplication and municipal revenue sharing. The worksession will look at a report compiled by the Office of Legislative Oversight concerning certain services provided by cities, towns and villages in the county […]

Montgomery County Division of Solid Waste Services is sponsoring a series of spring paper shredding and recycling events open to the public May 5 at Quince Orchard High School and June 8 at Magruder High School. Residents may bring confidential papers that will be shredded and recycled. Learn more in this video report on the […]