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There are several consignment stores in the area that will buy and resell your gently used clothing and other household items. Having a daughter who lives to perform, I've found Secondhand Rose an especially good place to both take things and find parts of costumes and props.
You can also take used clothing and household items to the Goodwill drop-off in Gaithersburg. Other Goodwill drop-off points in the area are listed at their website.
In back of Federal Plaza, there are two big collection boxes (shown at left) for used clothing, blankets, stuffed animals, shoes, and belts. Proceeds go to support Montgomery County Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE).
Clothing which is not suitable for reuse may be taken to the Transfer Station to be recycled.
The Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County, an advocate for affordable housing, accepts donations of "used cars, computers, printers, software, school supplies and other needed items for distribution to needy families." If you have a question about donating, call them at 301-929-5677 or see the HOC Partners website.
The Montgomery County Use It Again database has a page that lists organizations who accept furniture donations, some of whom offer home pick-up of your used furniture.
Used and surplus building materials may be donated to The Habitat ReStore, which sells the items at below market rates and benefits the work of Habitat for Humanity.
Montgomery Scrap Corporation accepts aluminum house siding, aluminum soda and beer cans, copper plumbing pipe, washing machines, dryers, refrigerators and more) for dropoff, with cash payment for most.
Bikes for the World is glad to accept usable bicycles, parts & accessories to send to developing countries and survivors of natural disasters, to help them rebuild their lives. Bicycle donors are asked to support this effort with a $10 tax-deductible donation per bike.
Project Reboot accepts pre-arranged computer hardware and software donations at our workshop/storage facility in Rockville, MD, from individuals, companies and government agencies. Volunteers refurbish it after testing, repair and upgrades, and provide at very low cost to non-profit, educational, religion-based, and charitable organizations.
Computers and related electronics, as well as televisions, can be brought to the transfer station for recycling. Drop off in marked areas.
The Lions Club collects used eyeglasses for distribution to needy folks in a collection box in the alcove of the front lobby of the Rockville Library.
A DC organization called Hungry for Music collects used musical instruments for redistribution to underpriviliged children. During the summer, Strathmore also collects instruments to give to Hungry for Music.
The Rockville Freecycle email list is a great way to find a new owner for something you don't want any more. It's a very active and friendly list, with people giving away all sorts of things daily, from kitchen items to furniture to baby items.
The Unitarian Universalist Church of Rockville holds a Bazaar every November to support the church and their work for social justice, and will gladly accept donated items to sell then.
My Organic Market has a collection box for used batteries (AA's, AAA's, C's, etc) in the front of the store.
Croyden Creek Nature Center participates in the national program Recycle for Breast Cancer by collecting old cell phones, PDA's, pagers and used printer cartridges at the Center.
If you prefer to sell items to local buyers, you can list them at Craigslist.org, The Gazette, or WTOP classifieds.
Yard waste is picked up at the curb on recycling day. Trimmings may be put in brown yard waste bags, tied in bundles with twine, put into a regular garbage can, or packed in any of the ways listed here. The City also has (really, this is a great place to live in terms of services!) leaf pickup twice in the fall and a spring leaf pickup for those of us who left leaves on flower beds as mulch over the winter.
Recycle it: Rockville residents currently enjoy once-a-week pickup of recyclables, including aluminum cans, clean food cans, glass jars and bottles, some plastics (plastic milk, soft drink, juice, detergent, bleach, salad dressing, shampoo, and cooking oil bottles), and all sorts of paper (including even magazines and paperbacks). Put any of those items in your blue bin for pick up on your recycling day, or bring them to the Transfer Station for recycling. The City website has a list of what may and may not be recycled.
If you live in the City of Rockville, you can dispose of "major metal items" such as washers, dryers, stoves, refrigerators, metal sheds or metal swing sets, by calling the City in advance to schedule a special collection. Pickups of major items take place on Wednesdays and the reservation must be made by 3 p.m. on Tuesday prior to the day of collection. Calls are accepted at 240-314-8568 between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday-Friday. Calls received on Wednesdays will be scheduled for the next Wednesday. Please do not place items at the curb unless you are instructed to do so. Call 240-314-8568 for more information.
Last resort: throw it away. Rockville residents currently have twice-a-week pickup of trash (items that will be picked up are listed here). All garbage picked up in Montgomery County is transported to Dickerson for burning in the incinerator, and the ash transported to West Virginia for burial in a landfill.
To dispose of hazardous waste including oil, car batteries, tires, oil-based paint, flammable liquids, pesticides and poisons, acids, caustics and swimming pool chemicals, call the Citys Dept. of Public Works, 240-314-8568, between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, to schedule free collection. If you're not sure if an item is hazardous, call to determine if the City will collect the item or find out how to properly dispose of it.
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