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Out with the old electronics? Learn how to recycle them here!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-6xG3lf_uY Are electronics recyclable? You bet they are! But please do not place unwanted electronics in your blue recycling bin. Montgomery County residents and businesses

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Yes, Montgomery County Recycles!

Continued reports in the national news say that recyclables, such as plastics are being sent to landfills or incinerated, rather than being recycled. We hear

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You Can Help Prevent Trash Fires

Materials improperly placed into the trash can be significant fire hazards, capable of starting fires when: mixed in loads of waste in refuse collection trucks,

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Backyard Composting

Did you know that composting transforms your yard and garden trimmings, such as grass clippings, leaves, and garden prunings, into a dark, crumbly, sweet-smelling material

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Plastic Free July

Choose to Refuse Single-Use Plastics The human population is producing and discarding plastic items at an alarming rate. Microplastics, those tiny pieces of plastic such

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Fresh Faces: Meet the Newest Staff Members of DEP

DEP Welcomes Six New Members Six new staff joined DEP and we couldn’t be more thrilled to have them on board. They come from

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Recycling Achievement Recognition Week 2020

Each year, the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection’s Recycling and Resource Management Division recognizes residents; multi-family properties, staff and residents; and businesses, organizations,

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Show Your Plants Some Love - Use Compost

This year’s theme for International Compost Awareness Week (May 3-9, 2020) is "Soil Loves Compost". Composting transforms your yard and garden trimmings—grass clippings, leaves, and