Hard-to-Recycle Items

Have Hard-To-Recycle Items?

Wondering what you can recycle? Check the table below to see what items you can recycle in your curbside bin. For harder-to-recycle items like hard plastics, metal, and tires, please use our drop-off centers. Find your nearest drop-off location.

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	Hard Plastic Hard plastic items like buckets, laundry baskets, and water bottles cannot be left at the curb. Instead, take them to one of Baltimore’s Citizen Drop-Off Centers. Place them in the container labeled "Rigid Plastics."
	Scrap Metal and White Goods Large appliances like refrigerators and washing machines are called white goods. Scrap metal includes things like old tools, car parts, and aluminum cans. Instead of throwing them away, take them to be recycled so the materials can be reused.
	Household Hazardous Waste Some household products, like bleach, paint, and batteries, can be dangerous if not disposed of properly. These items should never go in the trash because they can harm people and the environment. Always follow safety rules for handling and recycling hazardous waste.
	Food Scraps Almost 40% of household trash is food waste. When food rots in landfills, it creates methane, a gas that harms the environment. Instead of throwing food away, try composting or food scrap recycling.
	Tires All tire must be off rim. Residents can bring up to four off-rim tires per month to an accepting Recycling Center. Residents can also set out four off-rim tires for trash collection. In the same location as your regular trash collection and mark "bulk trash", call 311 to schedule a pickup. Tires are NOTE accepted at Sisson Streets. Residents can drop-off tire at any Residential Recycling Centers.
	Textiles Residents can recycle used clothes, shoes, towels, and sheets at any of DPW’s five Residential Drop-Off Centers. Instead of tossing them in the trash, donate or recycle textiles to reduce waste.
	Motor Oil Residents can bring up to five quarts of used motor oil to any of Baltimore’s five Residential Recycling Centers. Recycling used oil helps keep our environment clean.
	Mattresses and Box Springs Baltimore residents can drop off clean and dry mattresses and box springs for recycling. Proper disposal helps reduce waste in landfills.
	Electronics Baltimore offers eCycling to safely recycle old electronics like computers and TVs. Recycling electronics keeps harmful materials out of landfills and allows valuable parts to be reused.