Quarantine Road Landfill and Residential Recycling Center
City residents with ID; the recycling center is free, the landfill $135 a ton
| Monday to Saturday | 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. |
|---|---|
| Sunday | Closed |
- 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
What it takes
It’s the only place in the City of Baltimore that takes mattresses and construction debris. The Sisson Street Residential Recycling Center takes some paint, some batteries, and household hazardous waste.
Each item has its own rules. Check before you go.
City of Baltimore rules
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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