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Trash
Most who live inside the Beltway have trash picked up by the county weekly. People who live in municipalities have trash collected by local governments or private contractors. People who live in the upcounty area must arrange their own collections through homeowners associations.
Questions about trash: Call the county at 240-777-6410. To drop off trash: Call the Solid Waste Transfer Station in Derwood at 301-840-2370. www.montgomerycountymd.gov/solidwaste.

Recycling
The Montgomery Division of Solid Waste Services provides blue bins to collect glass jars and bottles, aluminum cans and foil products, plastic bottles and bundled mixed paper. Curbside pick-up is once a week, and must be set out by 7 a.m. The county also recycles other items such as computers, motor oil, scrap metal, tires, appliances and phone books. The items can be dropped off in person at the county's public transfer station, 16101 Frederick Road in Derwood.
For more information about recycling, call the county at 240-777-6410, or visit the county's Internet site at www.montgomerycountymd.gov/solidwaste.

Pets or pests?
Call the Montgomery County Animal Shelter at 240-773-5960 or 240-773-5925. Recorded information is available at 240-773-5054. The humane society will pick up sick or injured animals, confine stray dogs and cats, give rabies shots and register animal bites.
Animal licenses: In Gaithersburg, call 301-258-6343; in Rockville, call 240-314-8930; and in the rest of the county, call 240-773-5960.
Dead animal pick up: On county roads, call 240-773-5960; on state roads in northern Montgomery County call 301-948-2477; in southern Montgomery County call 301-572-5166.
The emergency phone number is 240-773-5900. Visit www.mchumane.org.