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Shady Grove Transfer Station Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off

16101 Frederick Road, Derwood, MD 20855

Call ahead. Hours, fees, residency rules, appointments and accepted materials change. Check the official page or call before you go. Never mix chemicals, and keep products in their original containers. Open the official source page.

Type
Permanent drop-off
Address
16101 Frederick Road, Derwood, MD 20855 (map pin at street level)
County
Montgomery County
Hours
During transfer station hours: Monday–Saturday 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Sunday 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (Route 355 / Frederick Road entrance). The facility closes for bad weather, holidays and emergencies.
Accepted
Paint; Used motor oil; Antifreeze; Household batteries; Car batteries; Fluorescent bulbs / CFLs; Pesticides & garden chemicals; Pool chemicals; Household chemicals & cleaners; Other household hazardous waste
The county’s household-hazardous-waste guide lists acids; aerosol cans with remaining product; antifreeze; dry-cell, alkaline, lithium, lithium-ion, nickel-cadmium, lead-acid and tool batteries; brake fluid; flammable charcoal; carbon monoxide detectors; dioxins; driveway sealant; asbestos-containing drywall mud and tile mastic; gasoline and other unwanted fuels; fertilizers; fluorescent tubes, CFLs and ballasts; herbicides and insecticides; mercury thermostats and thermometers; nail polish; paints, spray paint, thinners and solvents; pesticides; photographic chemicals; road flares; smoke alarms; swimming-pool chemicals; tar; used motor oil, hydraulic fluids and kerosene; and unidentified household products.
Not accepted
Ammunition; Asbestos; Commercial, industrial or medical wastes; Compressed gas cylinders such as acetylene, carbon dioxide, oxygen and propane tanks; Computers and related electronics; Explosives; Kepones; Medical sharps and syringes; Shock-sensitive materials; Radioactive materials; Televisions
Limits
Call 311 or 240-777-0311 before bringing more than 15 gallons of liquid or 75 pounds of solids. Antifreeze, brake fluid and used motor oil and similar fluids are limited to 5 gallons.
Appointment
Not required, per the official page
Who can use it
Montgomery County residents with home-generated hazardous waste. All patrons must provide proof of residency.
ID / proof
Proof of residency
Fees
Not stated in our source — check before you go.
Businesses
Businesses that are small-quantity generators use the county’s separate ECOWISE program rather than the residential drop-off.
Phone
240-777-0311
Notes
Enter from Route 355 / Frederick Road and follow signs for recycling to the hazardous-waste compound. Accepted-materials details are taken from the county’s household-hazardous-waste guide at https://apps.montgomerycountymd.gov/DepHowDoI/material.aspx?material_key=27&tag=household-hazardous-waste. Latex-paint drying instructions on that guide were not copied.

Source: Montgomery County (MD) Department of Environmental Protection

Last checked: — Read directly from the official source page on 2026-11-09: confirmed the household hazardous waste service, address, hours, accepted materials, residency/ID rules, phone, quantity limits; fees, appointment rules, season, event dates, service area not stated on the page.

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