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Frederick County Reichs Ford Road Recycling Center - Updated May 20, 2023 Back

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.

Materials Accepted

Services:

Dropoff

Pickup

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Material Residential Business Note
#1 Plastic Beverage Bottles

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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

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none

#1 Rigid Plastics

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none

#2 Plastic Bottles

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none

#2 Plastic Film

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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

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none

#2 Plastic Jugs - Colored

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none

#2 Rigid Plastics

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none

#3 Plastic Bottles

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none

#3 Rigid Plastics

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none

#4 Plastic Bottles

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none

#4 Rigid Plastics

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none

#5 Plastic Bottles

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none

#5 Plastic Caps

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none

#5 Plastic Clamshells

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none

#5 Plastic Cups

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none

#5 Rigid Plastics

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none

#6 Plastic Bottles

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none

This site does not accept Styrofoam.

#6 Rigid Plastics

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none

#7 Plastic Bottles

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none

#7 Rigid Plastics

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none

Aerosol Cans - Empty

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none

Please make sure cans are empty.

Aerosol Cans - Full

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none

Household Hazardous Waste Day is July 15th 2023, from 8 AM to Noon.

Aluminum Beverage Cans

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none

Aluminum Food Cans

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none

Aluminum Lids

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none

Aluminum Pie Plates

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none

Aluminum Trays

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none

Antifreeze

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none

Audio Equipment

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none

Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton)

Auto Bodies

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none

At the landfill, any object more than 75% metal can be placed in the scrap metal recycling bin.

Auto Parts

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none

Bicycles

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none

Blue Glass Beverage Containers

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none

Blue Glass Containers

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none

Booklets

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none

Brake Fluid

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none

Household Hazardous Waste Day is July 15th 2023, from 8 AM to Noon.

Branches

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none

No branches larger than 8" diameter.

Brown Glass Beverage Containers

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none

Brown Glass Containers

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none

Brush

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none

Cables

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none

Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton)

Car Batteries

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none

Cardstock

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none

This site accepts junk mail, envelopes, and non-metallic wrapping paper.

Catalogs

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none

Cell Phone Accessories

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none

Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton)

Cell Phones

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none

Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton)

Chipboard

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none

Please remove liners from food boxes.

Christmas Trees

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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

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none

Clear Glass Containers

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none

Computer Peripherals - External

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none

Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton)

Construction Debris

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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

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none

Cookware

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none

Corrugated Cardboard

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none

Desktop Computers

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none

Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton)

Digital Cameras

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none

Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton)

Dishwashers

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none

Drink Boxes

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none

This site accepts paper or plastic cartons, but not juice pouches.

Ferrous Metals

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none

Fungicides

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none

Household Hazardous Waste Day is July 15th 2023, from 8 AM to Noon.

Game Consoles

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none

Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton)

Gift Boxes

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none

GPS Systems

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none

Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton)

Grass Clippings

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none

Green Glass Beverage Containers

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none

Green Glass Containers

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none

Greeting Cards

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none

Hard Drives

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none

Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton) -- the facility cannot provide certificates of data destruction.

Herbicides

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none

Household Hazardous Waste Day is July 15th 2023, from 8 AM to Noon.

Home Electronics

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none

Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton)

Laptop Computers

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none

Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton)

Lawnmowers

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none

LCD Computer Monitors

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none

Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton)

LCD Televisions

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none

Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton)

Lead-acid Batteries - Non-automotive

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none

Leaves

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none

Lithium-ion Batteries

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none

Tape terminals or place batteries in separate plastic bags. Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton)

Magazines

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none

Mercury Thermostats

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none

Household Hazardous Waste Day is July 15th 2023, from 8 AM to Noon.

Metal Clothes Hangers

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none

Metal Paint Cans

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none

Metal Tags

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none

Microwaves

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none

Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton)

Milk and Juice Cartons

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none

Mixed Paper

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none

Motor Oil

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none

Motor Oil Containers

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none

MP3 Players

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none

Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton)

Newspaper

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none

This site accepts newspaper inserts.

Nickel-cadmium Batteries

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none

Household Hazardous Waste Day is July 15th 2023, from 8 AM to Noon.

Nickel-metal Hydride Batteries

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none

Household Hazardous Waste Day is July 15th 2023, from 8 AM to Noon.

Nickel-zinc Batteries

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none

Household Hazardous Waste Day is July 15th 2023, from 8 AM to Noon.

Nonferrous Metals

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none

Office Machines

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none

Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton)

Office Paper

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none

Paint Thinners

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none

Household Hazardous Waste Day is July 15th 2023, from 8 AM to Noon.

Pallets

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none

Paper Bags

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none

Paper Labels

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none

Paper Shredders

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none

Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton)

Paper Sleeves

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none

Paper Tubes

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none

Paperback Books

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none

This site accepts paperbacks, hardbacks, and telephone books.

Paperboard

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none

Please remove liners from food boxes.

Pesticides

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none

Household Hazardous Waste Day is July 15th 2023, from 8 AM to Noon.

Phone Books

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none

Photographic Chemicals

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none

Household Hazardous Waste Day is July 15th 2023, from 8 AM to Noon.

Pipe

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none

Pool Chemicals

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none

Household Hazardous Waste Day is July 15th 2023, from 8 AM to Noon.

Printers

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none

Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton)

Propane Tanks

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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

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none

Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton)

Road Flares

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none

Household Hazardous Waste Day is July 15th 2023, from 8 AM to Noon.

Scrap Metal

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none

Sealers

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none

Household Hazardous Waste Day is July 15th 2023, from 8 AM to Noon.

Shredded Paper

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none

Please gather inside a paper bag or other paper container, such as a cereal box.

Small Appliances

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none

Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton)

Smoke Detectors

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none

Household Hazardous Waste Day is July 15th 2023, from 8 AM to Noon.

Steel Cans

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none

Steel Lids

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none

Tablets

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none

Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton)

Telephones

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none

Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton)

Television Accessories

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none

Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton)

Tires

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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

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none

Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton)

Vacuum Cleaners

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none

Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton)

VCRs

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none

Fees: $0.79 per 20 pounds ($78.71 per ton)

Weeds

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none

Wet-strength Paperboard

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none

Wood Stains

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none

Household Hazardous Waste Day is July 15th 2023, from 8 AM to Noon.

Yard Waste

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none

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