Waste Removal Guidelines | Special Waste Removal
Household trash pickup is subcontracted by the City to Ecology Services, which is responsible for regular household trash and recycling removal.
Ecology Services can be reached at:
443-307-6478 or
866-427-8389 (Toll Free)
Recycling is taken to:
Northern Landfill
410-386-2400
Northern Landfill uses the single stream recycling process. This means all recyclables can go into the same container. While Ecology Services provides recycling pickup and transportation, containers are provided by:
Westminster City Street Department, 105 Railroad Avenue, upper level.
410-848-9077 or
410-857-9286
You can use your own lidless, bushel-sized containers as long as they are marked "recycling" on all sides. If recycling is placed in trash bags, it will be taken as trash during the next scheduled pickup time. The list of acceptable recyclables can be downloaded from the county landfill site at ccgovernment.carr.org/ccg/recycle/docs/acceptable.pdf or call for
a brochure.
Waste Removal Guidelines:
All items should be placed within five feet of the curbside in the front of your home no earlier than noon the day before or any later than 6:30 a.m. the day of your scheduled collection. Trash will be collected until 4 p.m. Emptied containers left after the trash truck has made its rounds must be removed by noon or as soon as possible. No trash should be left in alleys.
All items beside household collection need to be called in 24-hours before the scheduled collection day to ensure removal. The City has no responsibility for items left curb-side if it has not been called in. Non-scheduled items or items called in on the pickup day may not be collected and will be left until the next scheduled pickup and may be subject to code enforcement violations.
During inclement weather, scheduling changes will be made at our discretion. A reasonable attempt will be made to notify those who are affected of such changes but contact is not guaranteed.
For City pickup, there will be only one stop per collection day at each house for that day's pick-up. Once workers have passed your home, they will not return for additional pickups or to remove items not called in and/or not set out in time. Workers will not throw away any trashcans unless they have been scheduled by the owner and marked for removal. Any broken containers will be left on site for repackaging by the owner. Workers will not be held responsible for the condition of containers before or after dumping or attempting to dump them.
* No contractor's trash will be picked up under any circumstances.
Special Waste Removal:
Monday: Tree Limbs must be cut to four-foot sections, no larger than six (6) inches in diameter, with the ends facing the same direction and may be loose or bundled with thin twine.
Tuesday: Metal only includes refrigerators (the doors must be removed), dishwashers, stoves, washers, dryers, bicycles, etc. Tires and car batteries are included in this pickup as well.
Wednesday: Yard waste (April 1-November 1) is considered grass and leaves, which must be in Kraft biodegradable paper lawn bags, or in lidless, bushel-sized containers, weighing no more than seventy-five (75) pounds. The Kraft bags can be purchased at Lowes, Giant, Wal-Mart, and Home Depot. If packaged any other way, it will not be taken. Yard waste cannot be mixed with trash or be in plastic bags of any kind. Wheelbarrows and large trashcans are not acceptable containers. Yard waste should not be placed with normal household trash. Sod, dirt and rocks are not considered yard waste; rather, it is considered bulk trash. Consider mulching your grass clippings instead. See the FAQ for more information. Additional recycling information can be found here.
Thursday and Friday: Bulk trash includes sofas, chairs, lumber, televisions, mattresses, and building wood. Sod, dirt, and rocks are considered bulk trash and must be in appropriate bags or containers for removal.
Leaf Vac (click for schedule): Fall only (dates change to accommodate the seasonal amount of fallen leaves). Maps are available online before the dates start in the fall.
Christmas Trees are taken from curb-side during the month of January; however, they can also be dropped off next to the Skate Park at Locust Street and Leslie B. Leister Lane until March 31. A sign for Christmas trees is next to a dumpster for their placement. Be sure that you remove lights, ornaments, tree stands, and any plastic wrapping or bags you used for transporting your tree. None of these items can be run through the mulching machine and will instead cause damage, so please be conscientious about their removal. See the FAQ for more information, or visit the Christmas Tree Collection webpage.
Your tree limbs and Christmas Trees are used for mulching purposes. Workers grind them up and compost the materials and then use the resulting mulch around town for beautification projects, so keep in mind that when you place these items out for this purpose, they are being used to keep your City looking nice and you are participating in a nationwide recycling project.
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