SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Recycling

RECYCLING NEWS
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QUICK LINKS
What is Recyclable?
Dropoff Locations and Hours for Household Recyclables
Where to Recycle Other Materials
Private Recycling Information

The County's Recycling Office (240-313-2796) is available to assist and promote recycling in the County.

Recycling FAQs

What is Recyclable

(Note: All Recycling Locations Are For Use By Washington County Residents Only. No Business Recycling Materials Accepted)

Materials Accepted at Green Recycling Drop Boxes

Mixed Paper: newspaper, office paper, junk mail, magazines, cereal box paper, phonebooks, flattened cardboard no larger than 2 foot square. No photo paper.
Commingled Material: food & beverage cans, glass bottles & jars, #1 & #2 rigid plastic containers. No oil bottles.

Materials Not Accepted

No paper contaminated with food, oil or grease
No paper heavily coated with plastic
No foam packaging
No plastic bins, buckets or barrels
No #3 through #7 plastics
No window glass, Pyrex or ceramics
No wire or metal scrap
No recyclables from businesses

Materials Accepted at Greensburg, Hancock, Dargan and Kaetzel Convenience Centers

Mixed Paper: newspaper, office paper, junk mail, magazines, cereal box paper, phonebooks, flattened cardboard no larger than 2 foot square. No photo paper.
Commingled Material: food & beverage cans, glass bottles & jars, #1 & #2 rigid plastic containers. No oil bottles.
Separated Flattened Cardboard (no larger than 2 foot square)
Used Motor Oil & Antifreeze (5 gallons per visit)
Power Tool Rechargeable Batteries
Scrap Metal (Greensburg & Hancock Sites Only)

Materials Not Accepted

No paper contaminated with food, oil or grease
No paper heavily coated with plastic
No foam packaging
No plastic bins, buckets or barrels
No #3 through #7 plastics
No window glass, Pyrex or ceramics
No wire or metal scrap (available at Greensburg and Hancock only)
No recyclables from businesses

Materials Accepted at Forty West Landfill Recycling Center

Mixed Paper: newspaper, office paper, junk mail, magazines, cereal box paper, phonebooks, flattened cardboard no larger than 2 foot square. No photo paper.
Commingled Material: food & beverage cans, glass bottles & jars, #1 & #2 rigid plastic containers. No oil bottles.
Separated Flattened Cardboard (no larger than 2 foot square)
Separated Magazines and Glossy Paper
Used Motor Oil & Antifreeze (5 gallon per visit)
Lead Acid Batteries (car, truck, yard equipment)
Power Tool Rechargeable Batteries
StyroFoam (clean white block only. No packing peanuts or food contact material)
Kitchen Oil & Grease (5 gallon per visit)
Scrap Metal (please drain oil & fuel if applicable)
Propane Tanks (empty)
Electronics including computers and attachments, regular and flat screen TV’s (no wood cabinets), VCR’s, CD/DVD players, PDA’s, radios, all phones, etc. (Fee applies).
Refrigerators, freezers, A/C Units, water coolers (Refrigerant removal fee applies).
Yard Debris less than 4 inches in diameter (Fee applies unless residential permit purchased).
Tires (Fee applies).

Materials Not Accepted

No paper contaminated with food, oil or grease
No paper heavily coated with plastic
No soft foam packaging
No plastic bins, buckets or barrels
No #3 through #7 plastics
No window glass, Pyrex or ceramics
No recyclables from businesses

A+ behaviors that will help the community recycling drop off site
Please be clean!
Lightly rinse off recyclable containers
Do not place any material outside the recycling bin
Close doors after dumping in recyclables
Be careful not to drop glass or litter

Try to deliver no more than a one week accumulation of recyclables per visit
Cut cardboard into small flat sheets
Do not leave anything that is not accepted in the program.

Contact the Washington County Recycling Office
with questions or problems at 240-313-2790 or 240-313-2796.

DROP OFF LOCATIONS (Green Boxes) - HOUSEHOLD RECYCLABLES ONLY

WASHINGTON COUNTY RESIDENTIAL DROP OFF LOCATIONS Washington County Solid Waste Department
SITE	ADDRESS	WEEKDAY HRS	SATURDAY HRS
FORTY WEST LANDFILL	12630 Earth Care Road, Hagerstown, MD 21740	7:00 AM - 3:15 PM	7:00 AM - 3:15 PM
Dargan Convenience Center	2201 Dargan School Road, Sharpsburg MD 21782	8:00 AM - 4:30 PM	8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Greensburg Convenience Center	13125 Bikle Road, Smithsburg MD 21783	7:00 AM - 4:30 PM	7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Hancock Convenience Center	6502 Hess Road, Hancock MD 21750	7:00 AM - 3:30 PM	7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Kaetzel Convenience Center	2926 Kaetzel Road, Knoxville MD 21758	8:00 AM - 4:30 PM	8:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Boonsboro Park & Ride	corner of Route 67 & Old National Pike	open 24 hrs/day	open 24 hrs/day
Clear Spring Community Park	Off of Martin Street south Clear Spring	open 24 hrs/day	open 24 hrs/day
Keedysville behind Red Byrd Restaurant	19409 Shepherdstown Pike, Keedysville MD 21756	open 24 hrs/day	open 24 hrs/day
Maugansville Ruritan Club	18007 Maugans Avenue Hagerstown MD 21740	open 24 hrs/day	open 24 hrs/day
Sharpsburg Fire Station	110 W Chapline St, Sharpsburg MD 21782	open 24 hrs/day	open 24 hrs/day
1) Please call the Washington County Solid Waste Department 240-313-2790 or the Recycling Office 240-313-2796 if a box needs serviced or if you have questions. 2) This program is for Washington County residents only. 3) No residential permit needed to use Washington County Residential Drop Off boxes.
updated 10/11/10

Where To Recycle Other Materials

Corrugated Cardboard: Union Rescue Mission; Washington County Association of Retarded Citizens (ARC); Maryland Paper
Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs: Lowes; Home Depot
Oily Wastes: Spirit Services; SafetyKleen; Clean Venture

Websites to help locate recycling alternatives:

Recycling Maryland	www.mdrecycles.org
National Recycling Coalition	www.nrc-recycle.org
Maryland Department of the Environment	www.mde.state.md.us
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	www.epa.gov

Washington County Residents and Businesses may contact the recycling office for additional recycling information. Call 240-313-2796 or

Private Recycling (call directly)

Location Conservit Industries Phone (301) 791-0100 Materials Recycled aluminum cans tin cans scrap metals	Location Maryland Metals, Inc. Phone (301) 739-5525 Materials Recycled aluminum cans tin cans scrap metals
Location Maryland Paper Phone (301) 223-6550 Materials Recycled newspaper phone books corrugated cardboard	Location Halltown Paperboard Co. Phone (304) 725-2076 Materials Recycled newspaper corrugated cardboard
Location Tri-State Recycling Company Phone (301) 678-5909 Materials Recycled aluminum cans	Location Hagerstown Goodwill Industries Phone (301) 733-7330 Materials Recycled textiles
Location Republic Industries (formerly Allied Waste Industries) Phone (301) 223-7272 Materials Recycled newspaper phone books mixed paper office paper corrugated cardboard aluminum cans tin cans clear/brown/green glass bottles and jars (separated)	Location Waste Management Phone (800) 926-6806 Materials Recycled newspaper mixed paper office paper corrugated cardboard aluminum cans tin cans clear/brown/green glass bottles and jars (separated) plastic bottles (#'s 1 & 2)
Location The Arc of Washington County, Inc. Recycling Center 1000 Florida Ave. Hagerstown, MD 21740 Phone (301) 739-7519 Materials Recycled mixed office paper newspapers & phonebooks corrugated & miscellaneous cardboard #1 & #2 plastic bottles aluminum cans	Location Cumberland Valley Recycling 231A E. Oak Ridge Drive Hagerstown, MD 21740 Phone (301) 733-0888 Materials Recycled Non-ferrous metals (copper, brass, aluminum, bronze, stainless stee); insulated and bare wire; aluminum siding, doors, windows, gutters and downspouts; stainless sinks, piping and fittings); auto and equipment batteries.
Location Freedom Electronics 301-223-4123 Materials Recycled Computers	Location Habitat ReStore 301-745-5457 Materials Recycled Appliances and Building Materials
Location Nexgen Hobby 117 E. Baltimore St. Funkstown, MD 21734 Phone (301) 739-6071 Materials Recycled Cell phones (and their batteries): All types of cell phones are accepted regardless of size, make, model or age. Rechargeable Batteries (weighing less than 11 lbs/ 5 kg each): Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd ) Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) Nickel Zinc (Ni-Zn) Small Sealed Lead (SSLA/Pb)	Location Potomac Center 1360 Marshall St. Hagerstown, MD 21740 Phone (240) 313-3502 Materials Recycled Household , mixed paper, newspaper, office paper, junk mail, magazines, cereal boxes, phone books, flattened cardboard, aluminum cans, PER #1 & #2 plastics (soda & water bottles. Business, document destruction shredding, computer paper, copy paper, stationary, all of the above.

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SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Recycling

What is Recyclable

DROP OFF LOCATIONS (Green Boxes) - HOUSEHOLD RECYCLABLES ONLY

Where To Recycle Other Materials

Private Recycling (call directly)

SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT