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Western Acceptance Facility

County residents (10 free visits a year)

Hours
Monday to Saturday7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
SundayClosed
  • 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.

3310 Transway Road, Halethorpe, MD 21227

End of Transway Road, off the 4500 block of Hollins Ferry Road

Run by Baltimore County Bureau of Solid Waste Management.

What it takes

The Central Acceptance Facility 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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