What the County
Won't Take

Baltimore County's bulk item collection is genuinely useful and it's free. It's also narrow: two collections a year, three items each, on a date the county assigns you, set out at the curb by you. And there's a list of things it won't take at all.

Every item below is excluded from county bulk collection. If you've got one sitting in a garage or a back yard because nobody will haul it, this is why.

Items the County Won't Collect

• Pianos
• Boats
• Pool tables
• Furnaces
• Gas tanks
• Tires
• Mirrors
• Glass
• Logs
• Anything over 8 feet long
• Anything containing liquid

We take every item on that list. Most of them end up sitting in a garage or a back yard for years precisely because the free option won't touch them.

Other Limits Worth Knowing

• Three items per collection, twice a year. A cleanout is not possible within that allowance.
• Curbside only. Nothing gets carried out of the house for you — which for a basement sofa or a basement treadmill is the entire difficulty.
• Single-family homes and townhomes only. Apartments, rentals and commercial premises aren't covered.
• Assigned dates. You don't choose the day; the county tells you by mailer.
• Preparation rules. Carpet must be rolled and tied, mower fuel tanks emptied, metal sheds dismantled.

If The County Can Take It, Use The County

We'd rather tell you that than sell you a job you don't need. If you have three items or fewer, they're already at the curb, they're on the accepted list and you can wait for your date — that's a free service and you should use it. Check your collection date on the county's Bureau of Solid Waste pages or the mailer you were sent.

Call us when it's more than three items, sooner than your date, still inside the house, or on the list above.