Baltimore, MD bulk trash pickup: schedule, booking and rules

Baltimore City bulk trash: confirm your service

This page covers Baltimore City Department of Public Works, not Baltimore County bulk trash pickup. The city’s current bulk page offers residents up to three items each month. If your address is outside city service, check your local provider rather than sending a City 311 request. Baltimore City bulk removal.

If your apartment building, condominium or HOA has a private waste contract, ask the property manager and 311 whether your address qualifies for city bulk collection. Confirm the service address and collection location with City 311 before placing anything beside communal bins. Confirm your address with City 311.

Booking matters even though the city has assigned collection days. DPW asks for your address, telephone number and the three items you want removed. A normal weekly trash collection is not a bulk appointment. Keep the confirmation so you can check the date and item list before set-out. Information required for bulk service.

Find your Baltimore bulk pickup day

Baltimore City schedules bulk collection for a specific Saturday each month. Call 311 or use 311 Online through the DPW page to find your address’s bulk day and arrange collection. Do not infer your Saturday from another block or from the weekday your household trash is collected. Find and book your bulk day.

The current page says to contact the city four or more working days before the scheduled Saturday. That is a minimum request lead time, not a guarantee that an appointment remains available. Book early and ask the city to confirm the date before arranging help to move heavy items. Booking lead time.

If you are searching for Baltimore bulk trash pickup around a move, start with the appointment rather than the move-out date. Ask 311 about availability and use the city’s residential drop-off options if the collection date will not work. Do not leave a pile outdoors while waiting for an unconfirmed request. Bulk booking and disposal alternatives.

Accepted and not accepted bulk items

Source: City bulk accepted-item list.

The page lists both a three-item monthly limit and up to four tires without rims. It does not explain how tires count toward a mixed appointment. Tell 311 exactly how many tires and other items you have, and ask for an approved list rather than combining the allowances yourself. Item and tire limits.

Do not turn a home renovation into a furniture booking. Even small building-material piles are on the bulk exclusion list. Residential construction debris has a separate fee-based route at the Quarantine Road Landfill scale house, with material restrictions that you should check before loading. Construction debris disposal.

Set-out location, time and access

• Clearly mark each booked item “bulk collection.”
• Put the items at the same location used for your regular trash pickup.
• For rear collection, leave items at the end of the yard and unlock the gate.
• Have everything ready by 7 a.m. on the scheduled pickup day.
• Keep pets confined indoors so crews can access the collection location.

Source: Prepare for city bulk pickup.

Have items ready by the published 7 a.m. deadline. Ask City 311 for the earliest permitted bulk set-out time when you book, and use the confirmed appointment date before moving a sofa or mattress outside. Check the bulk set-out window.

For a rear-yard collection, check the path and gate before collection day. Make the items easy to identify against the approved list, and keep the phone number on the request current. If you cannot provide access at the usual location, ask 311 for instructions instead of moving the pile to a street corner. Rear collection and access instructions.

Baltimore bulk trash limits and fees

The city’s bulk page states a maximum of three items per month. Check with 311 about any bulk-service charges before booking. Identify a mattress and box spring separately in the request and ask the city to confirm how the allowance applies. City bulk booking instructions.

A bulk appointment does not make every disposal service free. DPW’s current drop-off guide says residents can dispose of household waste, recycling, electronics and appliances at its residential centers without charge. Construction and demolition debris at the Quarantine Road Landfill scale house is listed at $135 per ton. Free residential drop-off versus landfill charges.

The guide also says a $135-per-ton fee applies to non-hazardous solid waste disposed of at the landfill, while preserving free residential-center disposal. Check whether you will use a residential center or the scale-house landfill service before traveling. A private small hauler may charge its own service fee. Landfill and residential-center distinction.

How to book bulk trash pickup in Baltimore

1. Open the City DPW bulk removal page and follow its 311 Online link, or call 311.
2. Provide the exact address and a working telephone number.
3. Describe the items, including whether there is a separate box spring, appliance or set of tires.
4. Find the assigned Saturday and request collection at least four working days before it.
5. Confirm the appointment date, approved items, access location and any special preparation with 311.
6. Mark the booked items and have them ready at the normal trash location by 7 a.m.

Source: DPW bulk booking instructions.

The City’s current 311 page lists 443-263-2220 for calls from outside Baltimore City. For the online route, start at the current DPW page and follow its link; this avoids relying on an old service-portal bookmark after the city website migration. Current 311 contact information.

Keep the service request details until collection is complete. If your item list changes, contact 311 before adding material. The published service asks you to identify the items in advance, so a confirmed furniture booking should not be treated as a general curbside cleanout slot. Advance item description requirements.

Missed collection and reporting a problem

If a booked collection does not happen, contact 311 or 311 Online through the bulk page. Give the address, confirmed Saturday, booked items and request details. Explain whether the pile was marked, ready by 7 a.m. and accessible with the gate unlocked and pets indoors. Questions and concerns about bulk removal.

Do not submit the same pile as a new routine-trash request without explaining the original booking. Ask whether it needs a missed-collection follow-up, a corrected item list or a new date. Ask City 311 when to file the missed-collection report and what to do with the items while awaiting instructions. DPW bulk support.

If you hire a small hauler, DPW recommends asking where it disposes of the load to help prevent illegal dumping. Request a clear disposal plan before the material leaves your property. For city collection questions, keep using 311 rather than relying on a private hauler to interpret your appointment. DPW advice on small haulers.

Residential drop-off centers and recycling in Baltimore

DPW’s center list includes Quarantine Road at 6100 Quarantine Road, Eastern at 6101 Bowley’s Lane, Sisson Street at 2840 Sisson Street and Northwest at 5030 Reisterstown Road. Western at 701 Reedbird Ave. is listed with limited Saturday service during a modernization project. Check the current location table before leaving. Residential Recycling Centers.

The centers are for Baltimore City residents with valid identification. A resident without a small-hauler permit is limited to two loads per day and five per week. Permitted resident vehicles include passenger cars, unmodified vans and minivans, and unmodified pickups no larger than three-quarter ton. Resident access and load limits.

The guide lists household trash, furniture, appliances, scrap metal, electronics, recyclables and tires without rims among accepted materials. However, the facility table says Sisson does not accept tires without rims, despite the general guide’s tire listing. Check the exact center for tires and other special materials; do not assume all locations accept the same load. Facility-specific restrictions.

For furniture that someone can still use, consider a confirmed donation or reuse arrangement before disposal. Ask the recipient about condition, stairs and transport, and keep a backup plan until acceptance is confirmed. This is practical planning advice, not a promise of city donation pickup. City collection and alternative disposal routes.

Hazardous waste disposal in Baltimore

Use the dedicated household hazardous waste service for approved chemicals rather than a bulk appointment. The current page identifies Sisson Street RRC, 2840 Sisson Street, and lists December 4 and 5 as the remaining 2026 drop-off dates, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Recheck the page before traveling. Household hazardous waste dates.

The service is for Baltimore City residents. Commercial vehicles and business users are excluded. Materials must be in original packaging with the manufacturer’s label; unmarked or leaking containers are not accepted. The accepted list includes batteries, oil paint, automotive fluids and pool chemicals. Hazardous material preparation and acceptance.

Gasoline, kerosene, asbestos, ammunition, explosives, medical waste and several other materials are excluded. Do not assume a hazardous-waste event accepts every dangerous product. Check the published list or contact the center at 410-396-7250 about a suitable route for your specific material. HHW exclusions and contact.

The HHW page identifies Sisson Street for events but directs fluorescent bulbs to Northwest in its accepted-material text. Confirm the bulb location with DPW at Sisson Street, 410-396-7250, before traveling; do not assume the general event location resolves that conflicting instruction.