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Mattress and Box Springs Recycling Program Now Available at 40 West Landfill

Mattress & Box Springs Recycling Program

Washington County, MD residents may recycle mattresses and box springs for $5 each at the 40 West Land Fill. Only clean items will be accepted into the recycling program. No permit is required.

Recycling Fundamentals

  • A+ behaviors that will help the community recycling drop off sites.
  • 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 recyclable& 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 240-313-2796 or 240-313-2790.
  • You no longer need a permit to recycle.Β  You can now recycle by going across the scales for $30 per ton (at the 40 West Landfill only).

What is Recyclable?

  • Mixed Paper: newspaper, office paper, junk mail, magazines, cereal box paper, phonebooks.No photo paper.
  • Commingled Material: food & beverage cans, glass bottles & jars, #1 – #7 rigid plastic containers.Β No oil bottles.
  • Separated Flattened Cardboard (no larger than 2 foot square)
  • Used Motor Oil & Antifreeze (Maximum 5 gallons per visit)
  • Power Tool Rechargeable Batteries
  • Scrap Metal (Greensburg & Hancock Sites Only)
  • No paper contaminated with food, oil or grease
  • No paper heavily coated with plastic
  • No foam packaging
  • No plastic bins, buckets or barrels
  • No window glass, Pyrex or ceramics
  • Mixed Paper: newspaper, office paper, junk mail, magazines, cereal box paper, phonebooks, flattened cardboard no larger than 2 foot square. Β No photo paper.
  • Commingled Material: food & beverage cans, glass bottles & jars, #1 – #7 rigid plastic containers. No oil bottles.
  • Separated Flattened Cardboard (no larger than 2 foot square)
  • Used Motor Oil & Antifreeze (Maximum 5 gallons per visit)
  • Lead Acid Batteries (car, truck, yard equipment)
  • All other rechargeable batteries (no single use batteries)
  • Power Tool Rechargeable Batteries
  • Used Vegetable Oil (5 gallon per visit)
  • Scrap Metal (please drain oil & fuel if applicable)
  • Propane Tanks (empty) 20lb gas grill only
  • Cardboard (silver trailer)
  • Mattresses and box springs ($5 fee for each, all items must be clean)
  • 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.
  • Refrigerators, freezers, A/C Units, water coolers, dehumidifiers
  • Yard Debris less than 4 inches in diameter (Fee applies unless residential permit is purchased).
  • Tires
  • 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 window glass, Pyrex or ceramics
  • No recyclables from businesses
  • No styrofoam

Clean County Initiative

Clean County Initiative

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Citizens Guide

Citizens Guide

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Recycling Drop Off Locations

Recycling Drop Off Locations

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Anyone who wishes to bring six (6) or more tires in a 12 month period must obtain a Temporary Scrap Tire Waiver through the State of Maryland. Please call: 410-537-3314 to obtain a waiver or for more information. The waiver is free of charge and is usually approved within 48 hours.

Rubber tires

Forty West Landfill

12630 Earth Care Road
Hagerstown, MD 21740

  • Landfill Hours: Monday – Saturday 7:00am – Β 3:30pm (Scales close at 3:00pm)
  • Convenience Center Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 7:30am – Β 3:30pm
  • Landfill Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 7:00am – Β 4:00pm (Phones are not attended outside of these hours)
  • Permit Sales
    • Landfill: Monday – Saturday, 8:00am – 2:30pm
    • Convenience Centers: Tuesday – Saturday, 8:00am – 2:30pm

Phone: 240-313-2790
 Fax: 301-582-3412

TTY users may call any government office through the Maryland Relay Service 1-800-735-2258

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