Central Acceptance Facility
County residents (10 free visits a year); full-service hazardous waste drop-off
| Monday to Saturday | 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
|---|---|
| Sunday | Closed |
- Hours are in Eastern time.
- Open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Election Day, Veterans Day, and the day after Thanksgiving.
201 West Warren Road, Cockeysville, MD 21030
Entrance on Drop Off Drive, off Warren Road, a quarter mile west of York Road
What it takes
It’s the only place in Baltimore County that takes paint and household hazardous waste.
Each item has its own rules. Check before you go.
Baltimore County rules
- County residents may use the three drop-off centers free up to 10 times a year. After that, loads go to the Eastern Sanitary Landfill at $125 a ton.
- Each single-family home and townhouse gets two scheduled bulk pickups a year, up to three items each, on dates mailed to residents: furniture, mattresses, appliances, electronics, and some fixtures like sinks and toilets. Set items out after 6 p.m. the night before. Call 410-887-2000 if you can’t find your dates.
- Commercial haulers need a county commercial account and collection permit to use the drop-off centers: $125 a ton for trash, $65 a ton for brush, and a $10 minimum without an account.
- The Central Acceptance Facility in Cockeysville is the full-service hazardous waste site: paint, household chemicals, and pesticides go there. All three centers take motor oil, antifreeze, car and rechargeable batteries, fluorescent bulbs, and mercury thermometers.
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