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Where is Material Accepted?
This directory identifies materials that can be taken to Baltimore County's three resident drop-off facilities. For more information, please call the Bureau of Solid Waste Management (BSWM) customer service line at 410-887-2000, Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Before recycling or throwing out reusable materials, please consider donating them.
The Baltimore County Reuse Directory lists local organizations that accept a wide range of materials.
Important Information and Guidelines
Please note that all materials are accepted year-round unless otherwise noted.
Key
Accepted as Recycling
Accepted as Trash
Not Accepted
Available for Pick-Up
Material | Eastern Sanitary Landfill (ESL) | Central Acceptance Facility (CAF) | Western Acceptance Facility (WAF) |
|---|---|---|---|
Acid, chemicals, solvents | This material is not accepted | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is not accepted |
Aerosol cans | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Aluminum scrap | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Aluminum cans | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Aluminum foil and pie pans | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Antifreeze | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Appliances and white goods | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Asbestos—non-friable | This material is accepted as trash | This material is not accepted | This material is not accepted |
Asbestos shingles | This material is accepted as trash | This material is not accepted | This material is not accepted |
Asphalt | This material is accepted as trash This material is accepted as recycling | This material is not accepted | This material is not accepted |
Automobiles and automobile parts | This material is accepted as trash This material is accepted as recycling | This material is not accepted | This material is not accepted |
Bathtub (fiberglass)—not usable | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash |
Bathtub (metal)—not usable | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Batteries (lead-acid, auto, boat) | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Batteries (non-rechargeable, alkaline) | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash |
Batteries (rechargeable household and tool) | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Boats | This material is accepted as trash | This material is not accepted | This material is not accepted |
Brake Fluid | This material is not accepted | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is not accepted |
Branches | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as trash This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as trash |
Brick, block, rubble | This material is accepted as trash This material is accepted as recycling | This material is not accepted | This material is not accepted |
Brush | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as trash This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as trash |
Building materials—not usable | This material is accepted as trash This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash |
Campers | This material is accepted as trash | This material is not accepted | This material is not accepted |
Caps (pickup) | This material is accepted as trash | This material is not accepted | This material is not accepted |
Cardboard | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Carpet | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash |
Christmas trees | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as trash This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Clothing | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash |
Commercial materials | This material is accepted as trash | This material is not accepted | This material is not accepted |
Compost | This material is available for pick-up | This material is not accepted | This material is not accepted |
Concrete and rubble | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is not accepted | This material is not accepted |
Demolition materials | This material is accepted as trash | This material is not accepted | This material is not accepted |
Diesel fuel | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Earth—uncontaminated | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is not accepted | This material is not accepted |
Earth—contaminated | This material is accepted as trash | This material is not accepted | This material is not accepted |
Electronics—PCs, VCRs, phones, etc. (not TVs and monitors) | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Electronics—TVs and monitors | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash |
Fence (metal) | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Fence (wood) | This material is accepted as trash | This material is not accepted | This material is not accepted |
Fire extinguishers (not empty) | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is not accepted |
Fire extinguishers (empty, nozzleless) | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Fireworks (used) | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash |
Fluorescent bulbs | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Furniture | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash |
Garage doors (metal) | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Garage doors (wood) | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash |
Gasoline | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is not accepted |
Grass | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash |
Gravel | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is not accepted | This material is not accepted |
Grills (charcoal and gas) | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Hangers (metal) | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Hangers (plastic) | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Hot tubs | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash |
Hot water heater | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Household hazardous waste | This material is not accepted | This material is accepted as trash | This material is not accepted |
Hydraulic fluid | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Kerosene | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Land clearing waste | This material is accepted as trash | This material is not accepted | This material is not accepted |
Lawnmowers | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Leaves | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as trash This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as trash |
Mattresses and box-springs | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash |
Medicine | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash |
Mercury (liquid) | This material is not accepted | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is not accepted |
Metal scrap | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Microwave ovens | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Mobile homes | This material is accepted as trash | This material is not accepted | This material is not accepted |
Motorcycles and parts | This material is accepted as trash This material is accepted as recycling | This material is not accepted | This material is not accepted |
Mulch | This material is available for pick-up | This material is not accepted | This material is not accepted |
Needles and sharps | This material is not accepted | This material is not accepted | This material is not accepted |
Oil (heating) | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Oil (household cooking) | This material is not accepted | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is not accepted |
Oil (motor) | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Oil Filters (used) | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as trash |
Oil tanks | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Paint (latex) and paint balls | This material is not accepted | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is not accepted |
Paint (oil) | This material is not accepted | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is not accepted |
Pallets | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash |
Paper (mixed) | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Pesticides and herbicides | This material is not accepted | This material is accepted as trash This material is accepted as recycling | This material is not accepted |
Pianos | This material is accepted as trash | This material is not accepted | This material is not accepted |
Pipe (metal) | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Pipe (PVC) | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash |
Plastic | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Poisons | This material is not accepted | This material is accepted as trash This material is accepted as recycling | This material is not accepted |
Pool chemicals (household) | This material is not accepted | This material is accepted as trash This material is accepted as recycling | This material is not accepted |
Propane tanks | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as trash |
Railroad ties | This material is accepted as trash | This material is not accepted | This material is not accepted |
Sand | This material is accepted as trash | This material is not accepted | This material is not accepted |
Satellite dish (fiberglass) | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash |
Satellite dish (metal) | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Shingles and siding | This material is accepted as trash | This material is not accepted | This material is not accepted |
Shrubs and trimmings | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as trash This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as trash |
Sinks (metal)—not usable | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Sinks (porcelain)—not usable | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash |
Smoke and fire detectors | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash |
Steel cans | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Styrofoam (polystyrene) | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash |
Thermometers and thermostats | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Tires | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Toilets—not usable | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash |
Transmission fluid | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as recycling |
Trash | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash |
Tree stumps | This material is accepted as trash | This material is not accepted | This material is not accepted |
Trees and tree limbs | This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as trash This material is accepted as recycling | This material is accepted as trash |
Wood (non-treated) | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash |
Wood (treated) | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash | This material is accepted as trash |
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