
If you are a tenant or owner of a multi-family property, please visit: Frederick County Government does not provide waste collection (recycling or trash) for commercial properties/apartments/multi-family properties.

These requests are for single-family residential addresses only. If you need to have a cart or hand-held bin removed/returned to our office,.If your existing cart/bin is damaged and needs repair/replacement, click here to let us know.Before you up-size, please take a moment to view the accepted items list. Do you think you need to up-size? Even avid recyclers may be wasting space in their cart on materials that are not really recyclable (like cups, produce bins, and takeout containers). If you already have a cart/bin but would like t o exchange it for another size, click here.Unfortunately, if you do not yet have a blue cart, you cannot recycle at home. (This is due to billing and contractual arrangements with the County's recycling contractor.) You do not need to contact the office to check up on the order, simply use the online form to request a cart and your service will start within the next month. CART ORDERS FOR NEW HOMES (built in the past 12 months): When a recycle cart is ordered for a newly built home, it will be delivered on the first scheduled recycling collection day of the following month. This means it can take 2 - 5 weeks to receive a new home's recycling cart and begin service. If your house does not have a recycling cart/bin, click here to use our online request form.We find that in most cases, carts reappear, OR, another abandoned cart is left sitting out on the street nearby and can be adopted for use. If the cart/bin assigned to your house is missing, click here to request a replacement.Is your cart missing? Please wait a day or two before requesting a replacement.Use the links below to place online cart requests, or call our office at 30 if you need assistance. So please make sure you know what size cart you want to hold two weeks worth of material. Or, please call 30 or send email to for more information.īefore using the links below to place an order, please note: Due to staffing and service restrictions, each household can only request one cart exchange per calendar year. Please mail a check (made payable to Treasurer of Frederick County) to the Division of Solid Waste & Recycling, 9031 Reichs Ford Road, Frederick, MD, 21704 and your bin will be delivered on an upcoming recycling day. If you have a recycling cart and would like a small bin in addition, they may be purchased for $7.25 each. They are not provided as indoor collection/household receptacles.

(Use the links below to place an order.) Please note that these sturdy containers are for outdoor use, with drainage holes, designed for curbside collection. Households that do not wish to use a wheeled recycling cart may request to receive one or two small 18-gallon open bins instead, at no charge. The dimensions of the County's wheeled recycling carts are:

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(The handle you push is the back side of the cart.) To tell what size recycling cart you currently have, just check the serial number! The first two numbe rs indicate what size the cart is: either 35, 65 or 95, showing how many gallons of material your cart will hold. Sizes of Wheeled Carts There are three different sizes of recycling carts all are bright blue with a black lid and wheels.Įvery cart has a unique serial/ identification number printed across the front side of the cart. Please call 30 if you need assistance or would like to pick up/exchange a recycle cart in person. The easiest way to get a cart is to use the online order form (scroll down this page). request a repair or replacement of a damaged cart, exchange a recycling cart or hand-held bin for a different size collection container, Use the links further down on this page to: - request a cart (or bin) if you don't have one, Residential recycling is a County Government service, recycle carts are owned and provided by the County and are assigned to an address, not to the occupants. This includes homes occupied by rental tenants, townhomes, and households in HOA-controlled communities.
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Single-family properties in Frederick County may request to receive one recycling cart ( or two small hand-held recycling bins) free of charge. If you need a recycling container, please use the hyperlinks below to order one and have it brought to your address. PLEASE NOTE: Our office has limited staff, so Frederick County has hired a contrator to deliver carts.
