What Montgomery County itself runs: 3 landfills, sites and programs covering 17 items. If your town doesn’t have its own page, these are usually the places to start.
Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check
Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station (Montgomery County)
Montgomery County's main drop-off site: residential entrance 16101 Frederick Road, Derwood, MD 20855 (the U.S. Census places this address in Redland CDP); commercial and truck entrance 16055 Shady Grove Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20877. Open 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday (commercial entrance only). Residents with proof of county residency can drop off trash and bulk items (free under 500 pounds), scrap metal and appliances, electronics, mattresses and box springs, tires, batteries and household hazardous waste. Card payment only.
Scheduled curbside pickup of non-metal bulk items (furniture, sofas, rugs, mattresses and box springs) for households whose trash service is provided by Montgomery County; five collections per calendar year. Residents with municipal or private trash service (for example in Rockville, Gaithersburg or Takoma Park) use their own city service or the Transfer Station.
Montgomery County curbside scrap metal, electronics and battery collection
Unlimited scheduled curbside pickups of large metal items (appliances such as refrigerators, washers, dryers and microwaves; exercise machines), with electronics and household batteries collected alongside, for single-family homes and townhomes that receive county recycling service. Municipal residents check with their city or town.
Montgomery County residents may bring material to the Shady Grove Transfer Station and the Poolesville Beauty Spot; proof of county residency is required. Checked October 26, 2026.
Trash loads under 500 pounds are free; loads of 500 pounds and over cost $70.00 per ton. Checked October 26, 2026.
The Recyclable Materials Drop-Off Area is free except as noted and takes metal appliances and other large scrap metal, electronics, mixed paper and cardboard, and other materials. Checked October 26, 2026.
Rechargeable batteries (lead acid and other non-alkaline), motor oil, antifreeze, propane tanks and tires are accepted only from residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
The Mattress and Box Spring Recycling program is in the Upper Lot of the Shady Grove Transfer Station; driver's licenses are scanned to track how many mattresses each resident and business brings. Checked October 26, 2026.
Driver's licenses are scanned to track the number of mattresses each resident and business brings. Checked October 26, 2026.
Accepted items include innerspring, memory foam, hybrid, latex and adjustable-base mattresses and metal and wood bed foundations or box springs. Checked October 26, 2026.
Metal and wood bed base foundations and box springs are accepted in the mattress recycling program. Checked October 26, 2026.
Crib mattresses, futons, sleeper sofas and unattached mattress toppers or pads are not accepted in the mattress program; wet, bed-bug-infested or soiled mattresses count as contamination. Checked October 26, 2026.
From July 1, 2026 commercial mattress loads are refused unless accompanied by a residential manifest verifying same-day collection within Montgomery County. Checked October 26, 2026.
Residents may bring bulk trash to the Shady Grove Transfer Station or the Poolesville Beauty Spot; loads under 500 pounds are free. Checked October 26, 2026.
Bulk trash includes non-metal furniture (sofas, bookcases), rugs and carpet, and mattresses and box springs. Checked October 26, 2026.
Households whose trash service is provided by the County may have five bulk trash collections each calendar year, scheduled in advance. Checked October 26, 2026.
Residents with private or municipal trash service should contact their collector or town, or take items to the Transfer Station or Poolesville Beauty Spot. Checked October 26, 2026.
At least one side of a bulk item must be less than 4 feet wide; place bulk items next to regular trash by 7 a.m. on collection day. Checked October 26, 2026.
Residents and businesses may recycle electronics at the Shady Grove Transfer Station; the drop-off in the Recycling Area is open daily. Checked October 26, 2026.
Accepted electronics include computers and related items, computer monitors (CRT and flat screen), laptops and televisions. Checked October 26, 2026.
Telephones and televisions are on the accepted electronics list. Checked October 26, 2026.
All collected electronics are recycled. Checked October 26, 2026.
Single-family and townhome residents with county recycling service may schedule a curbside collection of electronic items when scheduling a scrap metal collection. Checked October 26, 2026.
Small electronic items must be placed in a box labeled "Electronics." Checked October 26, 2026.
Households with county recycling service may have an unlimited number of scheduled curbside scrap metal pickups per year. Checked October 26, 2026.
Request online by 11:59 p.m. the day before collection, or call 311 by 7 p.m. the business day before. Checked October 26, 2026.
Large household appliances collected as scrap metal include air conditioners, clothes dryers and washers, dehumidifiers, dishwashers, freezers, microwave ovens, refrigerators and stoves. Checked October 26, 2026.
Empty refrigerators and freezers and secure the doors shut or remove them. Checked October 26, 2026.
Exercise machines, including treadmills and weight benches, are collected as curbside scrap metal. Checked October 26, 2026.
Scrap metal is any large item that is 51% or more metal; curbside items must be larger than a trash bag or can and up to 8 feet long. Checked October 26, 2026.
The Transfer Station scrap metal area takes all curbside scrap metal items plus metal items of any size, at no charge. Checked October 26, 2026.
Residents of municipalities that provide their own recycling service should check with their city or town, or bring scrap metal to the Transfer Station at no charge. Checked October 26, 2026.
The Household Hazardous Waste program is open to Montgomery County residents with home-generated hazardous waste, with proof of residency. Checked October 26, 2026.
Paints (oil-based; latex paint is to be disposed of at home per county instructions), paint thinners and solvents are accepted as HHW. Checked October 26, 2026.
The HHW drop-off is in the Recycling Area of the Transfer Station (Route 355/Frederick Road entrance) and is open during Transfer Station hours. Checked October 26, 2026.
Household batteries of all kinds, including alkaline, are accepted at the HHW drop-off at no charge with no quantity limit. Checked October 26, 2026.
The HHW station accepts all batteries, including alkaline batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
Lead-acid (vehicle) batteries from residents are accepted at no charge at the HHW drop-off. Checked October 26, 2026.
Single-family households with county recycling service may schedule curbside collection of household batteries along with electronics and scrap metal. Checked October 26, 2026.
Tape the ends of each battery with clear non-metallic tape and put loose batteries in a small lidded plastic container. Checked October 26, 2026.
Clean tires and inner tubes are accepted only from residents at no charge, up to 5 tires per year, up to 33 inches in diameter, with or without rims. Checked October 26, 2026.
Residents may bring up to 5 tires a year, up to 33 inches in diameter, with or without rims. Checked October 26, 2026.
Tires from commercial vehicles and non-residential sources are not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
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