Prince George's County Closes Waste Collection Sites Amid Severe Weather Monday

Five Prince George's County waste collection facilities shut their gates to the public on March 16 as the county's Department of the Environment cited severe weather concerns and ordered same-day closures across its waste management network.

The affected sites spanned the county's core waste infrastructure: the Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill, the Brown Station Road Residential Convenience Drop-off Center in Upper Marlboro, the Missouri Avenue Residential Convenience Drop-off Center in Brandywine, the Materials Recycling Facility, and the Prince George's County Organics Compost Facility. The department announced the closures as a safety measure, with no specific weather event named in the advisory beyond "weather-related concerns."

The county's announcement framed all five closures as limited to that single day, though it did not specify a reopening time or commit to a schedule for resuming public access. Residents who planned to use any of the drop-off centers or the landfill that day were left to monitor mypgc.us for updates on facility status and weather service alerts.

Those seeking real-time emergency and weather notifications can enroll in Alert Prince George's at alert.mypgc.us, the county's emergency notification system, which delivers alerts by text message, phone call, or email. For questions about weather-related service disruptions or other county services, PGC311 is reachable between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, by phone or through an online service request at PGC311.com.

Reporters or residents seeking further detail on the closures can contact Linda Lowe, Director of Communications for the Department of the Environment, at lmlowe@co.pg.md.us or by cell at (301) 836-2115.