Services are restricted to residents of Frederick County only.
Monday to Saturday 7am to 4:30pm
www.frederickcountymd.gov/(301) 600-2960
9031 Reichs Ford Rd
Frederick, MD 21704
Open to waste generated in Frederick County only. This drop-off center is for residential recyclables only and are not for use by school, business, churches, organized groups, or any commercial entities. Such enterprises may recycle by contacting their trash hauler-and may find that they save money on waste disposal fees by doing so.
Fesidents, businesses and haulers are limited to recycling ten (10) televisions and/or computer monitors (including “all-in-one” computers) per calendar year. This limit does not apply to tablets and laptops. Once the recycling limit is reached, residents and businesses may dispose of additional televisions and monitors as regular solid waste, charged at the same rate.
The Household Hazardous Waste Day is July 15th 2023, from 8 AM to Noon.
Please use the main facility entrance when bringing yard waste, tires, and electronics. There is a fee for dropping off certain materials. Please call for more information.
Material | Residential | Business | Note |
#1 Plastic Beverage Bottles | dropoff |
none |
This site accepts narrow-neck bottles and wide-mouth containers. Lids do not need to be removed, but containers should be empty. |
#1 Plastic Non-Beverage Bottles | dropoff |
none |
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#1 Rigid Plastics | dropoff |
none |
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#2 Plastic Bottles | dropoff |
none |
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#2 Plastic Film | dropoff |
none |
Please gather together plastic bags, such as grocery bags, newspaper bags and others marked with a #2 or #4 recycling ID code, and place them securely in another plastic bag. |
#2 Plastic Jugs - Clear | dropoff |
none |
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#2 Plastic Jugs - Colored | dropoff |
none |
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#2 Rigid Plastics | dropoff |
none |
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#3 Plastic Bottles | dropoff |
none |
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#3 Rigid Plastics | dropoff |
none |
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#4 Plastic Bottles | dropoff |
none |
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#4 Rigid Plastics | dropoff |
none |
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#5 Plastic Bottles | dropoff |
none |
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#5 Plastic Caps | dropoff |
none |
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#5 Plastic Clamshells | dropoff |
none |
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#5 Plastic Cups | dropoff |
none |
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#5 Rigid Plastics | dropoff |
none |
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#6 Plastic Bottles | dropoff |
none |
This site does not accept Styrofoam. |
#6 Rigid Plastics | dropoff |
none |
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#7 Plastic Bottles | dropoff |
none |
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#7 Rigid Plastics | dropoff |
none |
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Aerosol Cans - Empty | dropoff |
none |
Please make sure cans are empty. |
Aerosol Cans - Full | dropoff |
none |
Household Hazardous Waste Day is July 15th 2023, from 8 AM to Noon. |
Aluminum Beverage Cans | dropoff |
none |
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Aluminum Food Cans | dropoff |
none |
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Aluminum Lids | dropoff |
none |
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Aluminum Pie Plates | dropoff |
none |
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Aluminum Trays | dropoff |
none |
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Antifreeze | dropoff |
none |
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Audio Equipment | dropoff |
none |
Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton) |
Auto Bodies | dropoff |
none |
At the landfill, any object more than 75% metal can be placed in the scrap metal recycling bin. |
Auto Parts | dropoff |
none |
|
Bicycles | dropoff |
none |
|
Blue Glass Beverage Containers | dropoff |
none |
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Blue Glass Containers | dropoff |
none |
|
Booklets | dropoff |
none |
|
Brake Fluid | dropoff |
none |
Household Hazardous Waste Day is July 15th 2023, from 8 AM to Noon. |
Branches | dropoff |
none |
No branches larger than 8" diameter. |
Brown Glass Beverage Containers | dropoff |
none |
|
Brown Glass Containers | dropoff |
none |
|
Brush | dropoff |
none |
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Cables | dropoff |
none |
Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton) |
Car Batteries | dropoff |
none |
|
Cardstock | dropoff |
none |
This site accepts junk mail, envelopes, and non-metallic wrapping paper. |
Catalogs | dropoff |
none |
|
Cell Phone Accessories | dropoff |
none |
Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton) |
Cell Phones | dropoff |
none |
Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton) |
Chipboard | dropoff |
none |
Please remove liners from food boxes. |
Christmas Trees | dropoff |
dropoff |
This site accepts Christmas Trees beginning December 26 to January 25. Please remove all lights, tinsel, ornaments, other decorations, plastic bags, nails, and tree stand. |
Clear Glass Beverage Containers | dropoff |
none |
|
Clear Glass Containers | dropoff |
none |
|
Computer Peripherals - External | dropoff |
none |
Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton) |
Construction Debris | dropoff |
none |
Fees: cash $0.81 per 20 pounds ($80.71 per ton); credit/debit: $0.88 per 20 pounds ($87.71 per ton) |
Cooking Oil | dropoff |
none |
|
Cookware | dropoff |
none |
|
Corrugated Cardboard | dropoff |
none |
|
Desktop Computers | dropoff |
none |
Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton) |
Digital Cameras | dropoff |
none |
Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton) |
Dishwashers | dropoff |
none |
|
Drink Boxes | dropoff |
none |
This site accepts paper or plastic cartons, but not juice pouches. |
Ferrous Metals | dropoff |
none |
|
Fungicides | dropoff |
none |
Household Hazardous Waste Day is July 15th 2023, from 8 AM to Noon. |
Game Consoles | dropoff |
none |
Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton) |
Gift Boxes | dropoff |
none |
|
GPS Systems | dropoff |
none |
Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton) |
Grass Clippings | dropoff |
none |
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Green Glass Beverage Containers | dropoff |
none |
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Green Glass Containers | dropoff |
none |
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Greeting Cards | dropoff |
none |
|
Hard Drives | dropoff |
none |
Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton) -- the facility cannot provide certificates of data destruction. |
Herbicides | dropoff |
none |
Household Hazardous Waste Day is July 15th 2023, from 8 AM to Noon. |
Home Electronics | dropoff |
none |
Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton) |
Laptop Computers | dropoff |
none |
Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton) |
Lawnmowers | dropoff |
none |
|
LCD Computer Monitors | dropoff |
none |
Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton) |
LCD Televisions | dropoff |
none |
Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton) |
Lead-acid Batteries - Non-automotive | dropoff |
none |
|
Leaves | dropoff |
none |
|
Lithium-ion Batteries | dropoff |
none |
Tape terminals or place batteries in separate plastic bags. Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton) |
Magazines | dropoff |
none |
|
Mercury Thermostats | dropoff |
none |
Household Hazardous Waste Day is July 15th 2023, from 8 AM to Noon. |
Metal Clothes Hangers | dropoff |
none |
|
Metal Paint Cans | dropoff |
none |
|
Metal Tags | dropoff |
none |
|
Microwaves | dropoff |
none |
Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton) |
Milk and Juice Cartons | dropoff |
none |
|
Mixed Paper | dropoff |
none |
|
Motor Oil | dropoff |
none |
|
Motor Oil Containers | dropoff |
none |
|
MP3 Players | dropoff |
none |
Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton) |
Newspaper | dropoff |
none |
This site accepts newspaper inserts. |
Nickel-cadmium Batteries | dropoff |
none |
Household Hazardous Waste Day is July 15th 2023, from 8 AM to Noon. |
Nickel-metal Hydride Batteries | dropoff |
none |
Household Hazardous Waste Day is July 15th 2023, from 8 AM to Noon. |
Nickel-zinc Batteries | dropoff |
none |
Household Hazardous Waste Day is July 15th 2023, from 8 AM to Noon. |
Nonferrous Metals | dropoff |
none |
|
Office Machines | dropoff |
none |
Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton) |
Office Paper | dropoff |
none |
|
Paint Thinners | dropoff |
none |
Household Hazardous Waste Day is July 15th 2023, from 8 AM to Noon. |
Pallets | dropoff |
none |
|
Paper Bags | dropoff |
none |
|
Paper Labels | dropoff |
none |
|
Paper Shredders | dropoff |
none |
Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton) |
Paper Sleeves | dropoff |
none |
|
Paper Tubes | dropoff |
none |
|
Paperback Books | dropoff |
none |
This site accepts paperbacks, hardbacks, and telephone books. |
Paperboard | dropoff |
none |
Please remove liners from food boxes. |
Pesticides | dropoff |
none |
Household Hazardous Waste Day is July 15th 2023, from 8 AM to Noon. |
Phone Books | dropoff |
none |
|
Photographic Chemicals | dropoff |
none |
Household Hazardous Waste Day is July 15th 2023, from 8 AM to Noon. |
Pipe | dropoff |
none |
|
Pool Chemicals | dropoff |
none |
Household Hazardous Waste Day is July 15th 2023, from 8 AM to Noon. |
Printers | dropoff |
none |
Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton) |
Propane Tanks | dropoff |
none |
Can be brought to the scrap metal recycling bin at the landfill IF they are completely empty and depressurized with the valve stem removed. |
Receivers | dropoff |
none |
Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton) |
Road Flares | dropoff |
none |
Household Hazardous Waste Day is July 15th 2023, from 8 AM to Noon. |
Scrap Metal | dropoff |
none |
|
Sealers | dropoff |
none |
Household Hazardous Waste Day is July 15th 2023, from 8 AM to Noon. |
Shredded Paper | dropoff |
none |
Please gather inside a paper bag or other paper container, such as a cereal box. |
Small Appliances | dropoff |
none |
Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton) |
Smoke Detectors | dropoff |
none |
Household Hazardous Waste Day is July 15th 2023, from 8 AM to Noon. |
Steel Cans | dropoff |
none |
|
Steel Lids | dropoff |
none |
|
Tablets | dropoff |
none |
Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton) |
Telephones | dropoff |
none |
Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton) |
Television Accessories | dropoff |
none |
Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton) |
Tires | dropoff |
none |
Fees: $.72 cash per 20 pounds or credit/debit fee of $.79 per 20 pounds. Residents may bring in 5 tires per year. |
Two-Way Radios | dropoff |
none |
Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton) |
Vacuum Cleaners | dropoff |
none |
Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton) |
VCRs | dropoff |
none |
Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton) |
Weeds | dropoff |
none |
|
Wet-strength Paperboard | dropoff |
none |
|
Wood Stains | dropoff |
none |
Household Hazardous Waste Day is July 15th 2023, from 8 AM to Noon. |
Yard Waste | dropoff |
none |
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