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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

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Monday, January 19, 2026, County Offices will be closed in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Holiday Waste Collection Schedules

Curbside Collection

Learn which curbside collections will shift.

Curbside Trash Collection in County-Contracted Areas  

Regular collections for 

  • Tuesday, January 20, move to Wednesday, January 21
  • Wednesday, January 21, move to Thursday, January 22
  • Thursday, January 22, move to Friday, January 23
  • Friday, January 23, move to Saturday, January 24

Residential Food Scraps and Yard Trim Collections

Regular collections for Monday, January 19, move to Tuesday, January 20 

Bulky Trash Collection

(White goods/appliances and scrap tires; by appointment only)

No Scheduled Collections
Scheduled collections resume Tuesday, January 21 

Curbside Bulky Trash Collection

Regular collections for:

  • Tuesday, January 20, move to Wednesday, January 21
  • Wednesday, January 21, move to Thursday, January 22
  • Thursday, January 22, move to Friday, January 23
  • Friday, January 23, move to Saturday, January 24

Curbside Electronics Recycling Collection

The January collection will occur on Tuesday, January 20.

Curbside Recycling Collection    

Regular collections for: 

  • Tuesday, January 20, move to Wednesday, January 21
  • Wednesday, January 21, move to Thursday, January 22
  • Thursday, January 22, move to Friday, January 23
  • Friday, January 23, move to Saturday, January 24

Curbside Scrap Metal Collection

The January collection will occur on Tuesday, January 20.

Closed Facilities

  • Animal Services Facility (3750 Brown Station Road)
  • Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill
  • Brown Station Road Public Convenience Center
  • Electronics Recycling Acceptance Site 
    (No Longer Located at the Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill)    Items accepted at Brown Station Road Convenience Drop-off Center and mobile events; Visit mypgc.us/clearthecurb for dates and locations.
  • Household Hazardous Waste Acceptance Site (No Longer located at the Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill)    Items are accepted at mobile events only. Visit mypgc.us/clearthecurb website for dates and locations.  
  • Missouri Avenue Solid Waste Acceptance and Recycling Center
  • Prince George's County Organics Composting Facility
  • Prince George's County Materials Recycling Facility (1000 Ritchie Road)

Transportation

TheBus, a public transit service operated by the Prince George's County Department of Public Works and Transportation, will operate a regular schedule on Monday, January 19, 2026, except for Route P78 service to the Equestrian Center/Courthouse. Regular operations of Route P78 will resume on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. 

The County's Call-A-Bus and PGC Link services will not operate on Monday, January 19, 2026. Regular operations of the Call-A-Bus and PGC Link services will resume on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.  

Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement 

The Prince George's County Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement will be closed on Monday, January 19, 2026. Regular business hours will resume on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.

PGC311

Additionally, PGC311 will be closed on Monday, January 19, 2026, and will resume regular operations on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. However, residents can still submit service/issue requests online at PGC311.com.

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