Baltimore, MD Waste Collection Schedule
Complete waste management schedule including trash pickup, recycling, bulk waste, and special collections for Baltimore.
Collection Zones & Pickup Days
Find your neighborhood to see your collection schedule
View Interactive Zone MapZone 1 - Northeast Baltimore (Week A Recycling)
Neighborhoods:
- •Hamilton
- •Lauraville
- •Northwood
- •Govans
- •Arcadia
- •Cedarcroft
- •Original Northwood
- •Woodbourne Heights
- •Radnor-Winston
- •Winston-Govans
Zone 2 - East Baltimore (Week A Recycling)
Neighborhoods:
- •Fells Point
- •Canton
- •Highlandtown
- •Patterson Park
- •Brewers Hill
- •Upper Fells Point
- •Butchers Hill
- •Canton Industrial Area
- •Greektown
- •McElderry Park
Zone 3 - Central Baltimore (Week B Recycling)
Neighborhoods:
- •Mount Vernon
- •Charles Village
- •Remington
- •Bolton Hill
- •Station North
- •Barclay
- •Old Goucher
- •Harwood
- •Midtown
- •Seton Hill
Zone 4 - North-Central Baltimore (Week A Recycling)
Neighborhoods:
- •Hampden
- •Roland Park
- •Guilford
- •Homeland
- •Poplar Hill
- •Medfield
- •Woodberry
- •Tuscany-Canterbury
- •Evergreen
- •Keswick
Zone 5 - Northwest Baltimore (Week A Recycling)
Neighborhoods:
- •Pimlico
- •Park Heights
- •Mount Washington
- •Cross Country
- •Cheswolde
- •Glen
- •Lucille Park
- •Parklane
- •West Arlington
- •Cylburn
Zone 6 - West Baltimore (Week B Recycling)
Neighborhoods:
- •Sandtown-Winchester
- •Upton
- •Druid Heights
- •Penn North
- •Mondawmin
- •Shipley Hill
- •Mosher
- •Bridgeview-Greenlawn
- •Walbrook
- •Rosemont
Zone 7 - South Baltimore (Week B Recycling)
Neighborhoods:
- •Federal Hill
- •Locust Point
- •Riverside
- •Sharp-Leadenhall
- •Otterbein
- •Cherry Hill
- •Brooklyn
- •Curtis Bay
- •Westport
- •Mount Winans
Zone 8 - Southeast Baltimore (Week B Recycling)
Neighborhoods:
- •Inner Harbor
- •Little Italy
- •Jonestown
- •Old Town
- •Middle East
- •Gay Street
- •Washington Hill
- •Oliver
- •Broadway East
- •Ellwood Park
Service Provider
municipalBaltimore City Department of Public Works
Bulk Waste Pickup
Accepted Items
- •Furniture (sofas, chairs, tables, mattresses)
- •Large appliances (refrigerators, washers, dryers, stoves)
- •Water heaters
- •Air conditioners
- •Up to 4 tires (rims must be removed)
Not Accepted
- •Building materials (sheetrock, siding, wood pieces, roofing)
- •Auto parts
- •Business or commercial waste
- •Hazardous materials
- •Paint (even if dried)
- •Construction debris
- •Tires with rims attached
Residents must call 311 or schedule online at least 3 working days (not including holidays) before the desired pickup date. Place items at your regular trash pickup location and clearly mark them as "bulk collection." For rear pickup, place items at the end of the yard and leave the gate unlocked. The number of pickups scheduled per day is limited to approximately 600. Collections occur once per month for each area on a scheduled day.
Recycling Program
Accepted Materials
- •Paper: Office paper, newspapers, magazines, mail, books, phone books, paper bags
- •Cardboard: Corrugated boxes (flattened), paperboard, clean pizza boxes, food and beverage cartons (milk, juice, soup)
- •Plastics: Bottles with narrow tops (#1, #2), milk jugs, juice bottles, detergent containers, shampoo bottles, jars and tubs (yogurt, margarine)
- •Metals: Aluminum cans, steel and tin cans, clean aluminum foil, metal food containers, jar lids and bottle caps
- •Glass: Bottles and jars (all colors - clear, green, brown, blue)
Not Accepted
- •Plastic bags and film (return to retail stores)
- •Styrofoam and polystyrene
- •Takeout containers
- •Plastic utensils and straws
- •Non-packaging plastics (toys, hangers, buckets)
- •Electronics and batteries
- •Hazardous waste
- •Yard waste
- •Food waste and food-soiled materials
- •Tissues and paper towels
- •Shredded paper
- •Clothing and textiles
- •Ceramics and dishes
- •Window glass and mirrors
- •Light bulbs
Baltimore City uses single-stream recycling - all recyclables go together in any container except plastic bags. There is no limit on the amount of recycling you can put out. Place recycling curbside on your scheduled collection day (bi-weekly). Residents in Northeast and Northwest neighborhoods are on Week A, while Southeast and Southwest neighborhoods are on Week B. To find your A/B week cycle, visit the DPW recycling map online at publicworks.baltimorecity.gov or call 311. Rinse containers to remove food residue. Flatten cardboard boxes. Do not bag recyclables - use bins, boxes, or other rigid containers. If your collection day falls on a city holiday, hold items until the makeup day (usually the following Saturday).
Holiday Schedule
Baltimore City observes the following holidays with modified collection schedules: New Year's Day (January 1), Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday in January), Presidents' Day (third Monday in February), Memorial Day (last Monday in May), Juneteenth (June 19), Independence Day (July 4), Labor Day (first Monday in September), Indigenous Peoples' Day (second Monday in October), Veterans Day (November 11), Thanksgiving (fourth Thursday in November), and Christmas (December 25). When a holiday falls on a regularly scheduled collection day, there will be no trash or recycling collection that day. DPW offices and sanitation yards are also closed on holidays. Makeup collections typically occur on the following Saturday. Monday is not a regularly scheduled collection day in Baltimore City (collections run Tuesday-Friday), so holidays falling on Mondays do not impact weekly trash and recycling collections. Holiday closures may not impact all services - check with DPW for specific holiday schedules. Summer collection hours begin around July 8 and run through September 30, with pickups starting at 5:00 AM.
Important Information
Official Data Sources
- https://publicworks.baltimorecity.gov/
- https://publicworks.baltimorecity.gov/recycling-services
- https://publicworks.baltimorecity.gov/collectionupdate
- https://publicworks.baltimorecity.gov/pw-bureaus/solid-waste/bulk
- https://publicworks.baltimorecity.gov/pw-recycling/centers
- https://publicworks.baltimorecity.gov/solid-waste/drop-off
- https://publicworks.baltimorecity.gov/pw-recycling/yard
- https://publicworks.baltimorecity.gov/customer-support
- https://cityview.baltimorecity.gov/cityview21/
- https://www.baltimorecity.gov/answers/citywide/trash-recycling-water
- https://balt311.baltimorecity.gov/
- https://publicworks.baltimorecity.gov/news/press-releases/2024-12-23-dpw-announces-holiday-service-updates-christmas-eve-and-christmas-day
- https://publicworks.baltimorecity.gov/news/press-releases/2024-12-30-dpw-offices-sanitation-yards-closed-new-year%E2%80%99s-day-city-baltimore