Trash and Recycling Drop-Off Facilities

Baltimore County operates three facilities where County residents can take residential trash and recyclables. Our customer service staff at 410-887-2000 handles phone calls for all three facilities. Please note that most GPS devices and smart phone apps are able to provide turn-by-turn directions to the facility addresses listed below.

 

Drop-Off Facilities:

• View hours and directions for the three County drop-off facilities:
  1. Eastern Sanitary Landfill Solid Waste Management Facility—ESL (White Marsh)
  2. Central Acceptance Facility—CAF (Cockeysville)
  3. Western Acceptance Facility—WAF (Halethorpe)
• See how holidays may affect whether facilities are open or closed.
• Search a directory of accepted materials at each facility.
• View details regarding mulch and compost availability.

Disposal Rules and Guidance:

• Learn when a fee or refuse disposal authorization may be required to dispose of material.
• Read the refuse disposal Frequently Asked Questions.
• View detailed disposal regulations.
• Learn about the community clean-up application process and policies.

1. Eastern Sanitary Landfill Solid Waste Management Facility (White Marsh)

6259 Days Cove Road
White Marsh, Maryland 21162
Phone: 410-887-2000 

Off 11400 block Pulaski Highway, one block east of Allender Road.
Monday to Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
(Residents must be finished unloading by 3:30 p.m.)

From west of Harford Road:

• I-695 to Exit 31C, White Marsh Boulevard (Route 43)
• Take Route 43 to the Pulaski Highway (Route 40) east exit
• Go approximately two and one-half miles on Pulaski Highway to Days Cove Road and turn right at the traffic light
• Main gate is one mile on right

From between Harford Road and I-95:

• I-695 to Exit 35, Pulaski Highway (Route 40)
• Go east approximately five miles to Days Cove Road and turn right
• Main gate is one mile on right

From east of I-95:

• Take Pulaski Highway (Route 40) east.
• Go to Days Cove Road about two and one-half miles beyond the intersection at White Marsh Boulevard (Route 43)
• Turn right on Days Cove Road
• Main gate is one mile on right

2. Central Acceptance Facility (Cockeysville)

201 West Warren Road
Cockeysville Maryland 21030
Phone: 410-887-2000

Entrance to the facility is on Drop Off Drive, off of Warren Road, one-quarter mile west of York Road and one-quarter mile east of Beaver Dam Road.
Monday to Saturday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
(Note: Some computer map programs will inaccurately show this address on the east side of York Road.)

From areas south of Cockeysville:

• I-83 north to Warren Road
• Go one mile to Drop-Off Drive and turn right

From areas north of Cockeysville:

• I-83 south to Shawan Road-East
• Go one-half mile to York Road and turn right
• Go one-half mile to Warren Road and turn right
• Go one-quarter mile to Drop-Off Drive and turn left

3. Western Acceptance Facility (Halethorpe)

3310 Transway Road
Halethorpe, Maryland 21227
Phone: 410-887-2000

Go to the end of Transway Road, off the 4500 block of Hollins Ferry Road (Beltway Exit nine).
Monday to Saturday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• I-695 to Exit nine, Hollins Ferry Road
• Go west on Hollins Ferry Road, approximately one-quarter mile, to the first left; look for Western Acceptance Facility sign at Transway Road
• Turn left onto Transway Road
• At dead-end, turn right into the facility and follow signs to drop-off center at rear of facility