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City of Baltimore convenience centers and dump hours

Baltimore Region, on Eastern time

This page covers three multipurpose centers, the Quarantine Road Landfill and Residential Recycling Center, and the Northwest Transfer Station. Each one’s hours are posted below, with the rules that apply.

What to do with tires, mattresses, paint, and more

Before you go

  • The five Residential Drop-Off Centers are free, and only for Baltimore City residents with valid ID. Come in a car, an unmodified van or minivan, or an unmodified pickup no bigger than 3/4 ton; commercial vehicles, modified pickups, and trailers need a small hauler permit from the City Health Department.
  • A resident can bring no more than 2 loads a day and 5 a week. Stay with your vehicle, and put trash and recycling in the right containers, or you can lose the right to use the centers.
  • The centers don’t take paint, solvents, pesticides, pool chemicals, gasoline, propane or helium tanks, fire extinguishers, batteries, fluorescent bulbs, or syringes. Many of those go to the hazardous waste drop-off days at Sisson Street.

Multipurpose centers

Western Residential Recycling Center

Baltimore City residents with ID; free

Hours
Monday to FridayClosed
Saturday9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
SundayClosed
  • Hours are in Eastern time.
  • Holiday closures aren’t posted. Call ahead near a holiday.
  • Open only Saturdays while the center is modernized.

701 Reedbird Avenue, Baltimore, MD

Get directionsCall the center: 410-396-3367

Eastern Residential Recycling Center

Baltimore City residents with ID; free

Hours
Monday to Saturday9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
SundayClosed
  • Hours are in Eastern time.
  • Holiday closures aren’t posted. Call ahead near a holiday.

6101 Bowley’s Lane, Baltimore, MD

Get directionsCall the center: 410-396-9950

Sisson Street Residential Recycling Center

Baltimore City residents with ID; free; hazardous waste on drop-off days; no tires

Hours
Monday to Saturday9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
SundayClosed
  • Hours are in Eastern time.
  • Holiday closures aren’t posted. Call ahead near a holiday.

2840 Sisson Street, Baltimore, MD

Get directionsCall the center: 410-396-7250

Landfills

  • Since Nov. 1, 2025, trash and construction debris dumped at the Quarantine Road Landfill’s scale house cost $135 a ton, for residents too. The residential recycling center there is still free.
  • Small haulers with a permit may use only the Quarantine Road Landfill and the Northwest Transfer Station: $20 for a vehicle up to 7,000 pounds, plus $3.38 for every 100 pounds over, by cash or card.

Quarantine Road Landfill and Residential Recycling Center

City residents with ID; the recycling center is free, the landfill $135 a ton

Hours
Monday to Saturday9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
SundayClosed
  • Hours are in Eastern time.
  • Holiday closures aren’t posted. Call ahead near a holiday.
  • The city’s mattress recycling page says Quarantine Road takes mattresses Monday to Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., but its drop-off centers page says the center opens at 9 a.m.

6100 Quarantine Road, Baltimore, MD

Get directionsCall the center: 410-396-3772

Transfer stations

Northwest Transfer Station

City residents free at the drop-off center; small haulers with a permit pay at the scale

Hours
Monday to Saturday7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
SundayClosed
  • Hours are in Eastern time.
  • Holiday closures aren’t posted. Call ahead near a holiday.

5030 Reisterstown Road, Baltimore, MD

Get directionsCall the center: 410-396-2706

What to do with…

Questions? Baltimore City Department of Public Works answers at 410-396-4511.

Not yet verified. Call ahead to confirm. Source checked Oct. 26, 2026.

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