Facility Use: Conditions, Materials Accepted, and Fees

NEW July 1 2025: The Division of Solid Waste and Recycling will be implementing a $10 minimum on all transactions and a $25 per ton Yard Waste rate: for more information click here. 

• ONLY WASTE GENERATED WITHIN FREDERICK COUNTY IS ACCEPTED. (No materials can be brought in from neighboring jurisdictions, even if the individual hauling the material is a Frederick County resident or contractor.) All transactions require presentation of a driver's license; if the license does not show a Frederick County address, documentation of the Frederick County address where the waste was generated is required (e.g., a work contract/order, utility bill, lease agreement, or tax bill). Drivers who can not give this information will be denied entry. 
• Our facility is permitted to process solid waste only; no liquid materials of any kind are permitted. 
• The majority of waste brought to our facility is transferred out of the county or out of state for disposal/processing. To fund these activities and all solid waste management programs, a tipping fee is charged as described below. 
• Acceptable forms of payment are cash, check, money order, and credit card (Discover, MasterCard, or Visa only. Amex NOT accepted). Checks and money orders should be made payable to the Treasurer of Frederick County.
• This facility only accepts waste generated in Frederick County, Maryland; no out-of-county materials.

Fees

Residential Fees 

• Each disposal transaction incurs a minimum tipping fee of $10. Vehicles are weighed as they pass through the main entrance, waste is deposited, and then vehicles are weighed again before exiting to correctly assess any tipping/disposal/recycling fees charged by weight. Charges are assessed in twenty-pound increments after the minimum is reached.

Commercial Fees

• Businesses must pay-as-they-go or apply to open a billable account (see "Monthly Bill" section below)
• All commercial customers without an existing account must pay for all transactions at tthe ime of service. (For information on opening an account, please visit the billable accounts page for our department.)

Special Fees/Rates and Regulations:
  

*Mattresses & Box Springs

• A resident may dispose of up to 6 units (mattresses & box springs) per year, charged at the regular residential MSW disposal tipping fee.
• Residents disposing of additional mattresses and box springs will be charged the commercial rate of $28 each.
• If a resident hires a contractor to haul their mattresses to our facility because the material is being brought in by a business, it will be processed at the commercial rate of $28 per unit. 

**Tires
 No industrial or earth-moving tires are accepted.

• Per the Maryland Department of the Environment, no more than 5 tires per year per resident/business may be accepted without a Scrap Tire Haulers License. 
• Tires greater than 33” are charged at the commercial rate. 
• Residents who have reached their 5-per-year limit and have obtained a Scrap Tire Haulers License are allowed to dispose of additional tires at the commercial rate.
• View more information on tire disposal.

Other Fees
Occasionally, customers are assessed special fees in addition to the normal applicable Landfill fees.  

• Scrap Tire Handling Fee - $25 per tire 
  • This fee is assessed when customers violate the Scrap Tire Disposal Policy, causing Department of Solid Waste Management employees to remove tires from the Landfill working face or Citizens Drop-Off Center. 
• Unsecured Load Fine - $100 
  • All loads must be covered or secured so that materials cannot blow, spill, or fall from the vehicle. Noncompliance can result in a $100 fine. (Frederick County Code of Ordinances § 1-11-39) 
• Overweight Vehicle Fine - $1.00 per 20 lbs 
  • Vehicles exceeding the Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) by more than 1,000 pounds will be fined $1 over the GVW and 1,000 pounds allowance. Employees reserve the right to contact the Sheriff's Department in the case of extremely overweight vehicles. (Resolution 94-26) Payment Options 

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System Benefit Charge (SBC)