Recycling Centers in Baltimore, MD

Recycling in Baltimore: A Local Guide

Baltimore City residents have four Department of Public Works residential drop-off centers available free of charge with a valid city ID. The Eastern Residential Recycling Center at 6101 Bowleys Lane and the Sisson Street center at 2840 Sisson Street are both open Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Quarantine Road Landfill and Residential Recycling Center at 6100 Quarantine Road runs Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Southwest Citizens' Convenience Center at 701 Reedbird Ave is currently open Saturdays only, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., while a facility modernization project is underway. All city centers require a valid Baltimore City ID; you must arrive in a passenger car, unmodified van, or a pickup no larger than three-quarter ton. The Northwest Transfer Station at 5030 Reisterstown Road accepts residents Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., but charges $20 per load.

For scrap metal, Baltimore's South and East industrial corridors host several public yards. Berg Brothers Steel Recycling at 1415 Bush St (410-837-1171) buys iron, steel, aluminum, copper, brass, car batteries, auto parts, and electronic scrap, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. — no appointment needed. Sims Metal on Rolling Mill Road and Sims Metal on Vera Street handle large-volume commercial and industrial loads at two separate South Baltimore locations. Mid-Atlantic Metals Inc. in the Curtis Bay area is another option for ferrous and non-ferrous materials. Residents unsure of which yard accepts their specific material should call before arriving, as some yards are commercial-only.

Two auto salvage operations serve Baltimore's vehicle recycling needs. LKQ Pick Your Part Hawkins Point at 2801 Hawkins Point Road is open seven days a week, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with a $3 admission fee — customers pull their own parts and the yard buys junk cars at no cost to the seller. Pick Your Part — Baltimore is a second LKQ location in the city for additional vehicle inventory. For construction and demolition debris, L&J Processing Facility Corp at 222 N Calverton Rd is Maryland's only RCI-certified C&D recycling plant, accepting concrete, wood, drywall, metals, plastics, and carpet from building projects — no household trash. Electronics recycling is handled by Metro Green Electronics Recycling and PCs for People, which refurbishes computers for nonprofits and individuals meeting income requirements.

Baltimore City's curbside single-stream recycling accepts mixed paper, cardboard, glass bottles, plastic bottles and containers (#1–#7), and metal cans — placed in the blue bin. Household hazardous waste (paint, pesticides, motor oil, fluorescents, batteries) is not accepted in the blue bin or at most drop-off centers; check the DPW website for scheduled HHW collection events at the Sisson Street center. Roll-off container and dumpster rental services for cleanouts and construction — including We Got Dumpsters at 7158 Gardenview Ct and Fraley Construction Corporation at 6033 Ritchie Hwy — are haulers that deliver containers to your location rather than public drop-off sites. Neighboring Maryland communities with additional recycling options include Dundalk, Towson, Catonsville, and Essex. For the full statewide directory, browse Maryland recycling centers by city.