Yard Waste Drop Off / Collection

Suggestions for Managing Your Yard Waste

• Grasscycling
• Backyard composting
• Drop off yard waste at the Reichs Ford Road Mulch and Composting Facility (residential and commercial use). 
• Curbside Collection: Residents of municipalities and those living in homeowner association-controlled areas may have curbside yard waste collection provided for them by these entities; please contact your Town Office or HOA for more information (Frederick County Government does not provide home yard waste collection). Residents in areas without an established yard waste collection program may wish to contact a local waste hauler, as some offer yard waste collection in addition to regular trash service.

What We Do and Don't Consider Yard Waste: 

• Leaves, grass clippings, brush trimmings, and limbs (no longer than 8 feet long and 6 inches in diameter) can be brought to our site for a rate of $25 per ton. (With a $10 Minimum) 
• Residents can bring up to five 30-gallon yard Waste bags per day to the recycling center. 
• We do not accept old mulch or soil as yard waste. Mulch, dirt, sod with soil attached, large stumps, and sections of wood too large to pass through our grinding equipment can be brought to our facility as construction debris, processed for regular landfill disposal.
• When using the recycling center or yard waste drop-off, no plastic bags should be used.

Please Remember

Since 1989 Maryland law has required that "A vehicle with any load may not be driven on any highway unless the load and any covering on the load are fastened securely to prevent the load or covering from becoming loose or detached or from in any way endangering other users of the highway." This includes loads of yard debris, mulch, or compost! 

Contact

Please call the Office of Recycling 301-600-2960, Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., if you have questions about composting, mulch, or general yard waste management.