The yard trim collection season will close on Friday, January 17 and resume the week of March Check Your Collection Day. Fees for Main Street, Ellicott City may vary. After your items are collected, we recommend removing empty collection containers from your curb or grouping area on your scheduled collection day to mitigate safety and aesthetic concerns. Residents putting out items for donation Purple Heart, Freecycle, etc. No yard trim or trash will be collected in these carts.
Containers are assigned to each address and must remain at the house, even if the resident moves. Residents may put their street name and number on the container which will help it stay where it belongs.
Need a wheel? Stop by to pick one up! Please note: Howard County does NOT rely on the plastics numbering system to determine whether an item is recyclable in our curbside program.
If you are unsure of an item, please refer to our detailed of acceptable material in our curbside program. Residents must purchase cans as the County does not provide trash containers. Reusable containers must be made of metal or tough plastic, equipped with handles and watertight, well-fitting lids. For residents with yard trim collection, the collection season runs from April through mid-January. Residents in our Feed the Green Bin collection area receive year-round collection of both yard trim and food scraps.
Check your collection schedule here. Use reusable open-top containers no County-issued recycling carts or bins or paper bags. Reusable containers should be lid-less at set-out. No plastic bags. Food scrap collection is available to certain areas of the county through our Feed the Green Bin program. Residents who receive County collections are eligible for bulk trash and scrap metal pickups. Bulk trash items can be set out on regular trash collection days.
