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Cecil County dump hours

Upper Eastern Shore, on Eastern time

This page covers the Central Landfill and two transfer stations. Each one’s hours are posted below, with the rules that apply.

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

Before you go

  • Any Cecil County resident with a valid Maryland driver’s license and vehicle registration can use the county’s three sites. No trash from outside the county is accepted. New residents can apply for a temporary disposal permit.

Landfills

  • At the Central Landfill, a household load under 200 pounds is $14 a vehicle, or $7 if all the recycling has been sorted out of it. Bigger loads are weighed at $79 a ton, $14 at least.
  • To dump in the landfill cell, where the trash trucks unload, you must bring and wear a hard hat, a safety vest, and safety shoes; flip-flops and sneakers aren’t allowed. Without them you’ll be sent home. The paved drop-off area for recycling and small loads doesn’t need them.

Central Landfill

County residents with a Maryland driver’s license, and commercial haulers; everything the county takes

Hours
Monday to Saturday7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
SundayClosed
  • Hours are in Eastern time.

758 E. Old Philadelphia Road, Elkton, MD 21921

Get directionsCall the center: 410-996-6275

Transfer stations

  • The Woodlawn and Stemmers Run transfer stations take only bagged household trash and recycling, plus scrap metal. Furniture, bulky items, building debris, and clean-out loads go to the Central Landfill.

Woodlawn Transfer Station

County residents; bagged household trash, recycling, and scrap metal

Hours
MondayClosed
Tuesday to Saturday8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
SundayClosed
  • Hours are in Eastern time.
  • The county’s drop-off chart gives Woodlawn’s number as 410-658-6646 and Stemmers Run’s as 410-275-2794, but its Solid Waste Division page lists 410-656-5131 and 410-275-2142.
  • The county lists the Woodlawn Transfer Station at 565 Waibel Road, Colora, MD 21917 on its Division page, 565 Waibel Road, Port Deposit, MD 21904 on its drop-off chart, and 575 Waibel Road, Port Deposit, MD 21921 on its scrap metal flyer.

565 Waibel Road, Colora, MD 21917

Get directionsCall the center: 410-656-5131

Stemmers Run Transfer Station

County residents; bagged household trash, recycling, scrap metal, and yard waste

Hours
MondayClosed
Tuesday8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday to ThursdayClosed
Friday to Saturday8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
SundayClosed
  • Hours are in Eastern time.

45 Stemmers Run Road, Earleville, MD 21919

Get directionsCall the center: 410-275-2142

What to do with…

Questions? Cecil County Department of Public Works, Solid Waste Management Division answers at 410-996-6275.

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

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