Trash and Recycling Drop-Off Centers - Baltimore County (2024)

From west of Harford Road:

1. I-695 to Exit 31C, White Marsh Boulevard (Route 43)
2. Take Route 43 to the Pulaski Highway (Route 40) east exit
3. Go approximatelytwo and one-half miles on Pulaski Highway to Days Cove Road and turn right at the traffic light
4. Main gate isone mile on right

From between Harford Road and I-95:

1. I-695 to Exit 35, Pulaski Highway (Route 40)
2. Go east approximatelyfive miles to Days Cove Road and turn right
3. Main gate isone mile on right

From east of I-95:

1. Take Pulaski Highway (Route 40) east.
2. Go to Days Cove Road abouttwo and one-halfmiles beyond the intersection at White Marsh Boulevard (Route 43)
3. Turn right on Days Cove Road
4. Main gate is one mile on right

Make an online payment forEastern Sanitary Landfill Invoices.

At times, the Bureau of Solid Waste Management has supplies of mulch and compost available to residents, free of charge. These products are offered on a first-come, first-served basis, only at the Eastern Sanitary Landfill Solid Waste Management Facility in White Marsh.

Attendants are not available to assist with loading the mulch and compost; residents are asked to bring their own containers and shovels to load the material themselves. The mulch and compost are not always available for residents—please call 410-887-2000 first to check the availability of these materials.

• Motor oil and anti-freeze
• Gasoline
• Mercury thermometers and thermostats
• Fluorescent light bulbs (limit of 10 bulbs per delivery per day)
• Rechargeable batteries

See a full list of household hazardous waste materials accepted at each drop-off facility.

From areas south of co*ckeysville:

1. I-83 north to Warren Road
2. Goone mile to Drop-Off Drive and turn right

From areas north of co*ckeysville:

1. I-83 south to Shawan Road-East
2. Go one-half mile to York Road and turn right
3. Go one-half mile to Warren Road and turn right
4. Go one-quarter mile to Drop-Off Drive and turn left

Located at the CAF, the single stream recycling Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) receives, sorts and prepares recyclable materials (a mixture of paper, plastic and metal items)for marketing. By marketing the recyclables, theCounty is able to retain the value of these materials and maximize the financial benefits of its single stream recycling program. You have a direct impact on the County’s success—the more you recycle, the more money the County will earn. Workers are stationed along the conveyor belts toscreen out material missed by the sorting equipment, which includes 86 conveyor belts, six sorting screens, three optical sorters and two balers. Watch a video to learn more about the facility.

Tours Available

Baltimore County offers free public tours of its single stream MRF for groups of 10 to 30 people. For safety reasons, tours are restricted to fourth grade students and above. The tours can be scheduled Monday through Friday, with a start time between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. The tour itself lasts approximately 60 to 90 minutes. Because of the group size requirements, preregistration is required for all tours.

• Household paints (maximum of 20 gallons per visit)
• Household chemicals
• Cooking oil
• Pesticides
• Motor oil, anti-freeze and gasoline
• Mercury thermometers and thermostats
• Fluorescent light bulbs (limit of 10 bulbs per delivery per day)
• Rechargeable batteries

See a full list of household hazardous waste materials accepted at each drop-off facility.

1. I-695 to Exit nine, Hollins Ferry Road
2. Go west on Hollins Ferry Road, approximatelyone-quartermile, to the first left; look for Western Acceptance Facility sign at Transway Road
3. Turn left onto Transway Road
4. At dead-end, turn right into the facility and follow signs to drop-off center at rear of facility

• Motor oil and anti-freeze
• Mercury thermometers and thermostats
• Fluorescent light bulbs (limit of 10 bulbs per delivery per day)
• Rechargeable batteries

See a full list of household hazardous waste materials accepted at each drop-off facility.