BULK CLEAN UP CAMPAIGN

The City of Frederick currently offers bulk trash pick up for all city residents.

Next scheduled pick up:

APRIL 2008

The City of Frederick is pleased to announce the dates for the Fall 2007 bi-annual bulk trash collection. The bulk collection has been divided into two areas:

AREA 1 : Includes all areas of town EAST of Rt. 15. All items in Area 1 must be set out by 7:00 AM Tuesday, April 1, 2008. Collection will begin Tuesday, April 1, 2008, and will be completed by Saturday, April 5, 2008. Click here to view the area map (pdf).

AREA 2 : Includes all areas of town WEST of Rt. 15. All items in Area 2 must be set out by 7:00 AM Tuesday, April 8, 2008. Collection will begin Tuesday, April 8, 2008 and will be completed by Saturday, April 12, 2008. Click here to view the area map (pdf).

Acceptable materials include: Small amounts of building materials, other acceptable wood products will be collected if cut into no longer than four (4) foot lengths and tied into bundles not exceeding twenty-five (25) pounds in weight (yard waste will NOT be collected), televisions and electronic equipment, steel pipe, furniture and appliances. Note: It is the homeowner's responsibility to remove any hazardous materials, i.e., refrigerants (gasses), from air conditioning and refrigeration units. Contact an HVAC contractor/company for removal of the refrigerants from these items.

Unacceptable materials consist of: Household hazardous wastes such as paint, pesticides, solvents, antifreeze, motor oil, chemicals; tires and batteries; items longer than 7 feet in any dimension; yard waste, all other tree waste, and all land clearing debris, any individual item weighing over one hundred fifty (150) pounds; concrete, asphalt, stones, dirt, sod; rolls of chain link fence (unless cut into lengths no longer than four (4) feet long); propane tanks; oil tanks; compressed gas cylinders; medical waste; automobiles or automobile parts such as engines, radiators, transmissions, fenders, doors, gas tanks; any wood with nails, screws, hinges, or other metal or foreign objects contained therein; metal fence posts with concrete attached; building materials left by a private contractor; construction and demolition waste except as specified in subsection (e) of Section 10-21. General Restrictions of the City's Solid Waste Management Code.

Materials not eligible for the City’s bulk trash collection can be disposed of at the Frederick County Landfill. For further information contact the Frederick County Landfill at 301-600-1848.

Additional information on the City’s bulk trash collection can be obtained by contacting the Department of Public Works at 301-600-1440.

A map of the bulk service areas can be viewed here.

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