ECOWISE

New Schedule: Effective October 1, 2024, the Ecowise program will accept waste Monday - Friday, 8am to 12 pm.
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The ECOWISE program provides Montgomery County businesses, or Small Quantity Generators ( SQG), who generate less than 220 pounds (or 100 kg) of hazardous waste an inexpensive and convenient way of disposing of their hazardous material.

Acute hazardous waste is defined under Code of Maryland Regulations, Title 26, Subtitle 13, Section 02.09 (26.13.02.09) Article A(2) as:

"a solid waste that has been found to be fatal to humans in low doses or…is otherwise capable of causing or significantly contributing to an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible, illness."

Refer to Code of Maryland Regulations 26.13.02.09 for a complete description of acute hazardous waste.

 

What is the program location and schedule?

ECOWISE collections are held Monday - Friday, 8 am to 12 pm at the Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station's Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) compound. If the Transfer Station is closed due to weather, holidays, or emergencies, HHW is also closed. You do not need an appointment.

Enter the Transfer Station via the Frederick Road (MD-355) entrance. This entrance is located 6/10 of a mile south of Shady Grove Road. Head straight through to the Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) compound.