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Thanksgiving Day 2024

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All County offices, except for public safety agencies, will be closed on Thursday, November 28, and Friday, November 29, 2024, in observance of Thanksgiving Day.

Holiday Waste Collection Schedule

The following offices, services, and facilities will be closed or suspended on Thursday, November 28, and/or Friday, November 29, 2024.

Curbside Collection

Learn which curbside collections will slide one day.

Curbside Composting and Yard Trim

Regular collections occur Monday, November 25, 2024

Curbside Trash Collection in County-Contracted Areas

Collections on:

  • Thursday, November 28, move to Friday, November 29
  • Friday, November 29, move to Saturday, November 30

Curbside Scrap Metal Collection

(By appointment only)

Available every third Monday

Curbside Recycling Collection

Collections on:

  • Thursday, November 28, move to Friday, November 29
  • Friday, November 29, move to Saturday, November 30

Curbside Electronics Recycling Collection 

(By appointment only)

Available every third Monday

Curbside Bulky Trash Collection

(Effective July 1, up to four (4) items may be placed curbside for collection)

Collections on:

  • Thursday, November 28, move to Friday, November 29
  • Friday, November 29, move to Saturday, November 30

Bulky Trash Collection

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

No Collection

Thanksgiving Day waste collection

Collection Facilities

The following facilities will be closed on November 28:

  • Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill
  • Brown Station Road Public Convenience Center
  • Electronics Recycling Acceptance Site (Located at the Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill)
    *Temporarily Closed at Landfill Due to Construction
    *Items accepted at Brown Station Road Convenience Drop-off Center*
  • Household Hazardous Waste Acceptance Site (Located at the Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill)
    *Closed at Landfill Due to Construction
    *Items accepted at mobile events only; Dec. 7, 2024; March 15, 2025 
  • Missouri Avenue Solid Waste Acceptance and Recycling Center
  • Prince George’s County Materials Recycling Facility (1000 Ritchie Road)
  • Prince George’s County Organics Composting Facility

Animal Services

The Animal Services Facility (3750 Brown Station Road) will be closed November 28-29.

Transportation

TheBus, a public transit service operated by the Department of Public Works and Transportation (DPWT), will not operate on Thursday, November 28, 2024.  Regular operations of TheBus will resume on Friday, November 29, 2024.  

Additionally, the County’s Call-A-Bus and PGC Link services, including dialysis transportation, will not operate on Thursday, November 28, or Friday, November 29, 2024.  Regular operations will resume on Monday, December 2, 2024. 

Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement

The Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement (DPIE) will be closed on Thursday, November 28, and Friday, November 29, 2024.  Regular business hours will resume on Monday, December 2, 2024.

PGC311

Also, PGC311 will be closed on Thursday, November 23, and Friday, November 24, 2024, and will return to regular operations on Monday, December 2, 2024, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. However, residents can still submit service/issue requests online at PGC311.