Frequently Asked Questions

• Household faucet: 3 to 5 gallons per minute
• Shower: 5 to 10 gallons per minute
• Bath Tub: 50 gallons if full
• Toilet Flushing: 5 to 7 gallons
• Dishwasher: 35 gallons
• Lawn Watering: 35 gallons per ½ acre
• Pin Hole Leak: 170 gallons per day
• Dripping Faucet: 1,000 gallons or more a year

Poolesville water tends to be hard (averaging about 15 grains) due to calcium carbonate.

Trash Collection - Depending on which side of Town you live, trash collection is every Monday and Thuday or Tuesday and Friday, except for some holidays. Click here for the collection schedule. All items must be placed curbside by 7 am on the scheduled pick-up day. Items placed in the common areas will not be collected.  

Recycling - Dual stream recycling and is picked up every Wednesday, except for some holidays.  Each residence will receive two recycling containers from Titus Trash.  The wheeled cart is for mixed paper items (paper and cardboard), and the smaller bin is for your commingled materials (glass/plastic/metal bottles, jars, cans, and containers).  Recycling items will not be collected if they are in plastic bags.

Yard Waste - collection is every Wednesday. Yard waste must be placed in brown paper yard waste bags or labeled re-usable containers.  Dirt, root balls, and mulch will not be picked up.

Holidays—Holidays observed are New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. **If your trash pick-up day falls on Monday, December 25th, your trash will be picked up on Tuesday, December 26th. If your trash pick-up day falls on Monday, January 1st, your trash will be collected on Tuesday, January 2nd. Everything else will remain on a normal schedule. 

Bulk Pick-up - Each address is allowed one free bulk collection per quarter.   You must call Titus to schedule this service and see if your items are included in the free pick-up.  

Special Collection - Pick up for major appliances, fixtures, hot water heaters etc., can be arranged by calling Titus to arrange a pick up; these pickups take place on Wednesdays, and the appliance fee is $25 per appliance.  

Trash Collection - Depending on which side of Town you live, trash collection is every Monday and Thuday or Tuesday and Friday, except for some holidays. Click here for the collection schedule. All items must be placed curbside by 7 am on the scheduled pick-up day. Items placed in the common areas will not be collected.  

Recycling - Dual stream recycling and is picked up every Wednesday, except for some holidays.  Each residence will receive two recycling containers from Titus Trash.  The wheeled cart is for mixed paper items (paper and cardboard), and the smaller bin is for your commingled materials (glass/plastic/metal bottles, jars, cans, and containers).  Recycling items will not be collected if they are in plastic bags.

Yard Waste - collection is every Wednesday. Yard waste must be placed in brown paper yard waste bags or labeled re-usable containers.  Dirt, root balls, and mulch will not be picked up.

Holidays - Holidays observed are New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.         **If your trash pick up day falls on Monday December 25th - your trash will be picked up on Tuesday December 26th.  If your trash pick up day falls on Monday January 1st - your trash will be collected on Tuesday January 2nd.  Everything else will remain normal schedule. 

Bulk Pick-up - Each address is allowed one free bulk collection per quarter.   You must call Titus to schedule this service and see if your items are included in the free pick-up.  

Special Collection - Pick up for major appliances, fixtures, hot water heaters etc., can be arranged by calling Titus to arrange a pick up; these pickups take place on Wednesdays, and the fee for appliances is $25 per appliance.