Maryland trash pickup is run by cities, counties and private haulers, not by the state, and your pickup day comes from your city’s or hauler’s own lookup. Among the largest cities, Baltimore, Frederick and Rockville collect curbside themselves. Maryland has a PaintCare paint drop-off program, an electronics recycling law and a ban on yard waste in landfills, but no statewide bottle deposit or mattress program.
Find your city
The largest Maryland cities and their official collection pages:
- Baltimore: Baltimore City Department of Public Works. Baltimore City offers weekly curbside collection for both trash and recycling on each address’s designated collection day. Official page ↗ Look up your collection day ↗
- Frederick: The City of Frederick Department of Public Works (Sanitation). The city collects trash and yard waste, but Frederick County Government — not the city — provides biweekly curbside recycling to single-family households, and a blue bin or cart is required for service. Official page ↗ Look up your collection day ↗
- Rockville: City of Rockville Public Works Department, Recycling and Refuse Division. The city provides weekly curbside recycling, trash and yard waste collection to single-family homes and most townhouses, while businesses, apartments and condominiums are not served by the city and follow Montgomery County requirements. Official page ↗ Look up your collection day ↗
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Who collects in Maryland
- Under the Maryland Recycling Act, counties with more than 150,000 people and Baltimore City must recycle at least 35% of the waste they generate, and smaller counties at least 20%. Source ↗
- Each Maryland county manages its own network of landfills, transfer stations, recycling centers and convenience centers, so drop-off options differ by county. Source ↗
National haulers (Republic Services, WM, Waste Connections) hold contracts in many places; the city or county names the hauler for each street.
State-level rules
- Container deposit: No statewide container deposit law. Maryland has no beverage container deposit law; the Connecticut General Assembly’s Office of Legislative Research lists the ten bottle-bill states as California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Oregon and Vermont. Source ↗
- Paint: Maryland is on the PaintCare roster. PaintCare’s Maryland paint stewardship program began in April 2026 with more than 100 year-round drop-off sites; the Maryland Department of the Environment is the oversight agency. See paint. Source ↗
- Mattresses: No statewide mattress take-back program. The Mattress Recycling Council operates programs only in states with mattress recycling laws: California, Connecticut, Oregon and Rhode Island. See mattresses. Source ↗
- Electronics: Maryland’s Statewide Electronics Recycling Program requires manufacturers of computers and video display devices to register with MDE each year, and manufacturers qualify for a reduced fee by offering Maryland customers a free MDE-approved takeback program; no residential landfill ban was found. Source ↗
- Yard waste: Banned from landfills statewide. Maryland law prohibits a refuse disposal system such as a landfill or incinerator from disposing of separately collected loads of yard trimmings, which must instead be composted or mulched. Source ↗
State agency
- State agency: Maryland Department of the Environment, Land and Materials Administration (Waste Management). Permits and oversees landfills, incinerators, transfer stations and processing facilities, tracks county recycling under the Maryland Recycling Act, and supports recycling, composting and food-waste diversion programs. Official website ↗
- Find your local program: County recycling coordinator contacts (MDE) ↗
- Contact: 410-537-3314
Flag of Maryland. Public-domain artwork. Artwork: Michael Wheeler. Source. Resized to 480 pixels wide.
Materials with their own rules
Paint · Lithium-ion batteries · Household hazardous waste · Mattresses · Pizza boxes · Christmas trees
Neighboring states
Delaware · Pennsylvania · Virginia · West Virginia · Washington, DC
Sources
Official pages used: mde.maryland.gov · mde.maryland.gov · baltimorecity.gov · baltimorecity.gov · cityoffrederickmd.gov · cityoffrederickmd.gov · cityoffrederickmd.gov · rockvillemd.gov · maps.rockvillemd.gov · cga.ct.gov · paintcare.org · mattressrecyclingcouncil.org · mde.maryland.gov · mde.maryland.gov · mde.maryland.gov.
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