Business Recycling

For more information please contact the Recycling Division at 410-222-7951.    
  

  
Recycling makes good business

Potential cost savings

Implementing a recycling program at your business will reduce the amount of trash being placed in your dumpster.  Two ways you can potentially reduce your costs are to reduce collection frequency and decrease dumpster size.  In certain cases, you may earn revenue from recycled materials.
  

Preserve natural resources

Recycling conserves natural resources, saves money and energy and reduces greenhouse gases.
    

Options for businesses to recycle in Anne Arundel County:
   

Community Drop-off Sites

Businesses in Anne Arundel County can drop of an unlimited amount of paper, plastic, metal and glass at any of our Convenience Centers.  Business may also bring unlimited amounts of cardboard, free of charge, to the Millersville Landfill Paper Recovery Facility located at the Millersville Landfill.  Click here to find locations of our facilities. 

Note: Proof that the recycling was generated from a business in Anne Arundel County is required (commercial vehicle registered in Anne Arundel County or a vehicle with commercial logos.) 
    

Curbside Recycling Only Collection at Your Business

Private Hauler Recycling Collection

Some businesses may find it in their best interests to obtain recycling services from a private hauler. Contact your current trash hauler to setup a recycling program as most can also provide recycling services.  If your current refuse hauler cannot provide recycling services contact the Anne Arundel County Recycling Division for a list of private haulers that offer recycling services or visit www.MDRecycles.org.
  

There are some businesses that just provide recycling services (not trash collection). Some companies only have drop-off capabilities, while others offer on-site collection.  Visit www.MDRecycles.org for more information.
    

Services Available to Commercial Customers

Commercial Customers are welcome at the Millersville Landfill and Resource Recovery Facility. Waste Management Services provides a comprehensive system of municipal solid waste collection, recycling, disposal, and related services to the citizens, businesses, and institutions of Anne Arundel County. The County does not accept any material generated outside of Anne Arundel County.

We can only accept trash generated in Anne Arundel County, and verify residency by checking driver's licenses. Commercially marked or registered vehicles must use the Millersville landfill and are subject to a tipping fee charged by the ton. Vehicle registration will be checked upon entrance.

The Millersville Landfill and Resource Recovery Facility is the only facility equipped to accept payment, so customers who must pay are directed there. For the convenience of all of our customers, stickers can be obtained to avoid future driver's license and registration checks.

However, businesses may drop off an unlimited amount of paper, plastic, metal, and glass at the Sudley Convenience Center, Glen Burnie Convenience Center or Millersville Convenience Center at no charge.

Customers that will be charged a per ton fee based on the Fee Schedule include:

• Any user delivering trash in a commercially registered vehicle or with permanent or detachable commercial logos or markings
• Anyone delivering trash with a:
  
  • Double axle vehicle
  • Rental truck or trailer
  • Dump truck
  • Flatbed truck
  • Box truck
• Anyone wanting to dispose of a boat, camper, or mobile home

All loads are subject to inspection. For quick and safe disposal, please sort your items before arriving since you may have to unload at different sections of the facility. Load similar items in the same spot in your vehicle for ease of unloading. If you have large quantities of several types of materials, consider bringing only one material per trip.

Alternative Recycling Outlets

Disclaimer:  The following list provides alternative outlets for businesses to recycle certain items. The Anne Arundel County Department of Public Works Recycling Division assembled these references. No recommendations or referrals are made as to the reliability or quality of the services provided by these vendors. Please contact the provider directly for more details.

  
Asbestos

Items Accepted 
Asbestos, lead paint chips, aluminum, copper and steel
(Residential & Commercial Customers welcomed)

 
Building Material Recyclers

Clothing

Bell Grove Corp. (location 1)
6931 B&A Blvd
Glen Burnie, MD 21226
410-789-7070

Bell Grove Corp. (location 2)
4944 Sands Rd.
Lothian, MD 20711
410-952-8261

Items Accepted
Clean dirt, concret, asphalt
(Residential & Commercial Customers welcomed)

Same as above.

Items Accepted 
Asbestos, lead paint chips, aluminum, copper and steel
(Residential & Commercial Customers welcomed)

Items Accepted 
Hazardous waste, Fluorescent lamps & ballasts, computers and TVs, mercury, oil and antifreeze
(Residential & Commercial Customers welcomed)

Items Accepted 
Flammables, corrosives, oxidizers, chemicals and cylinders
(Residential & Commercial Customers welcomed)

Items Accepted 
Whole mercury-containing thermostats (Special Note)
(Residential & Commercial Customers welcomed)

Items Accepted 
Empty/used ink and toner cartridges, unopened toner and supplies, old computers and electronics for recycling
(Residential & Commercial Customers welcomed)

Items Accepted 
Office Paper, staples, Paper clips, binder clips and file folders
(Residential & Commercial Customers welcomed)

Items Accepted 
Paper
(Residential & Commercial Customers welcomed)

Items Accepted 
Paper documents, bubble wrap, packing peanuts
(Residential & Commercial Customers welcomed)

Items Accepted 
Vinyl siding, aluminum, brass, copper, non-ferrous metals
(Residential & Commercial Customers welcomed)

Items Accepted 
Non-ferrous metal and Ferrous steel
(Residential & Commercial Customers welcomed)

Items Accepted 
Aluminum cans, copper, stainless steel, insulated copper, brass, lead, zinc-copper, all non-ferrous metals
(Residential & Commercial Customers welcomed)
 

Items Accepted 
All types of non-ferrous metals copper, aluminum, brass, stainless steel, aluminum cans
(Residential & Commercial Customers welcomed)

Items Accepted 
Large block Styrofoam (expanded polystyrene #6)
Clean material only / NO food service items
(Residential & Commercial Customers welcomed)

UPS Store
163 Mitchells Chance Road
Edgewater, MD 21037
410-956-1282

Items Accepted 
Packaging peanuts
(Residential & Commercial Customers welcomed)

Items Accepted
Tires and wheels
(Residential & Commercial Customers welcomed)

Items Accepted 
Tractor tires and all Off-Road tires
(Residential & Commercial Customers welcomed)

Items Accepted 
Tires
(Residential & Commercial Customers welcomed)

Items Accepted 
VHS tapes & cases, CDs and cases, DVDs and cases
(Residential & Commercial Customers welcomed)

Items Accepted 
Vinyl siding, aluminum, brass, copper, non-ferrous metals
(Residential & Commercial Customers welcomed)