Worcester County convenience centers and dump hours
Convenience centers are what most people call the dump. This page covers three convenience centers and the Central Landfill. Each one’s hours are posted below, with the rules that apply.
What to do with tires, mattresses, paint, and more
Before you go
- Household trash at the convenience centers needs a homeowner permit: $100 a year per household covers two vehicles, and each vehicle after that is $100. Permits run January through December and are sold at the Treasurer’s offices in Snow Hill and Isle of Wight, the Central Landfill, or by mail. Or buy Pay As You Throw bag tags, $1 for each bag up to 33 gallons.
- Permits are for Worcester County households only; part-time residents give the property ID of the home they own. No permits go to businesses, farms, rentals, landscapers, churches, or nonprofits, or to dump trucks and trailers.
- Furniture, mattresses, and appliances go to the Central Landfill in Newark, free with a homeowner permit. Building debris, tires, propane tanks, and stumps also go there, with fees. Without a permit, trash and building debris cost $80 a ton across the scales, cash or check only.
Convenience centers
All three convenience centers
Permit holders: household trash and recycling only; no businesses, dump trucks, or trailers
| Monday to Tuesday | 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. |
|---|---|
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday to Saturday | 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. |
| Sunday | 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. |
- Hours are in Eastern time.
- The county’s 2026 homeowner permit rules close every site on Christmas Eve, but its Solid Waste page leaves Christmas Eve off the holiday list.
- Berlin Homeowners9636 Mill Haven Road, Berlin, MD 21811Directions to Berlin Homeowners Convenience CenterCall Berlin Homeowners Convenience Center: 410-641-4910
- Pocomoke City HomeownersByrd Road, Pocomoke City, MD 21851Directions to Pocomoke City Homeowners Convenience CenterCall Pocomoke City Homeowners Convenience Center: 410-957-3044
- Snow Hill HomeownersHolly Road, Snow Hill, MD 21863Directions to Snow Hill Homeowners Convenience CenterCall Snow Hill Homeowners Convenience Center: 410-632-1786
Landfills
- The Central Landfill takes nothing that goes up on the landfill hill after 3:45 p.m.
Central Landfill
Permit holders, or anyone paying by weight; furniture, appliances, tires, yard waste, building debris
| Monday to Saturday | 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
|---|---|
| Sunday | Closed |
- Hours are in Eastern time.
- The county’s Solid Waste page opens the Central Landfill at 7:30 a.m., but its 2026 homeowner permit rules say 8 a.m.
- Nothing for the landfill hill after 3:45 p.m.
7091 Central Site Lane, Newark, MD 21841
What to do with…
Questions? Worcester County Department of Public Works, Solid Waste Division answers at 410-632-3177.
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