Solid Waste Transfer Station

16101 Frederick Road
Derwood MD 20855
240-777-6560

• Trash drop-off Regulations
• Hours of operation - Car Entrance (Frederick Road)
• Hours of operation - Truck Entrance (Shady Grove Road)
• Avoid our peak hours
• May I take materials from the Transfer Station?
  
  
• Fee schedule
• Map and Directions
• Proof of residency
• Holiday or Weather-related Closures
• Additional Transfer Station information

Hours of operation - Car Entrance (Frederick Road)

Monday - Friday: 7:00 am - 8:00 pm
Saturday: 7:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

• Household Hazardous Waste receiving hours

• Enter from Route 355.
• Be prepared to provide proof of Montgomery County residency. This is required, and we may ask for at any time.
• Use this entrance only for small vehicles with loads less than 500 pounds.
  • If your vehicle's load appears to be over 500 pounds:
    • You may be asked to weigh the load at the scales during normal scale house operations (Monday – Saturday, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm) at the discretion of the County’s representative.
    • If you are at the Transfer Station on a Sunday when the scales are closed, you will be asked to return on Monday
• All loads are subject to inspection

Hours of operation - Truck Entrance (Shady Grove Road)

Monday - Saturday: 7:00 am - 5:00 pm
Closed on Sundays.

• Use this entrance with all commercial, rental, or landscapers' vehicles; pickup trucks; or any vehicle with loads of 500 pounds or more.
• Be prepared to provide proof of Montgomery County residency or evidence that waste was generated in Montgomery County. This is required, and we may ask for at any time.

Tip: Avoid our peak hours

To reduce your waiting time at the Transfer Station, we recommend avoiding days after holidays and the middle of the day. Our slower periods tend to be 8 to 10 a.m. and 3 to 5 p.m., plus evenings for the resident drop-off area.

May I take materials from the Transfer Station?

Sorry, you may not take materials from the Transfer Station.

From the Code of Maryland Regulations 26.04.07.03: "Scavenging or salvaging may not be conducted at any system of refuse disposal for public use..."

This facility accepts these materials:

   aluminum foil products
   antifreeze
   appliances
   ash
   asphalt
   batteries - household, rechargeable
   batteries - vehicle
   bicycles
   books
   brush / branches / storm debris
   building materials
   car seats / child safety seats
   cardboard
   christmas trees
   clothing and textiles
   computers and related electronics
   concrete
   dirt, soil, rocks
   electronics
   fencing
   fire extinguishers
   firewood
   foam packaging (Styrofoam®)
   glass bottles and jars
   grass
   leaves
   lumber / wood / demolition debris
   mattresses
   oil, cooking / vegetable
   oil, motor and other
   plastic bottles, containers, tubs and lids
   propane / helium/other tanks
   recycling bins
   scrap metal
   sewing machines
   smoke alarms
   televisions
   tires
   trash cans
   trash, bulky
   yard trim (leaves, grass, brush)

This information last updated 11/5/2009