Junk Disposal in Anne Arundel County, MD: Where to Take Your Stuff

Cleaning out a home, garage, or yard in Anne Arundel County? Before you haul anything to the dump, know this: a lot of your stuff can be donated, sold, or recycled instead. Below are the best ways to get rid of things the right way, including a few great spots most people never hear about. The county facts here come from Anne Arundel County Government (aacounty.org). Call any business or charity first to confirm hours and what they take.

Donate It (Often With Free Pickup)

If your items are clean and still usable, a local charity will likely take them, and several will come get the big stuff for free. Donating also gets you a tax receipt.

• Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Glen Burnie. 595 E. Ordnance Rd, Glen Burnie. Takes furniture, appliances, cabinets, tools, lighting, and building materials. Open Tuesday to Saturday. Call 410-437-7755.
• HOPE For All, Glen Burnie. 122 Roesler Rd, Glen Burnie. A local charity that gives furniture and household goods straight to Anne Arundel County families leaving homelessness or starting over. Takes furniture (no glass), linens, household items, and clothing, and offers free pickup for large donations. Call 410-766-0372.
• Goodwill, Annapolis. 1605 West St, Annapolis. Takes furniture, small appliances, cabinets, housewares, and clothing. Call 410-269-1302.
• Lutheran Mission Society Compassion Place, Annapolis. 230 West St, Annapolis. Takes clean, usable household items. Mattresses and box springs must be like new. Call 410-269-5016.
• Second Chance, Inc. A Baltimore nonprofit that serves our region. They will even deconstruct a kitchen or a whole home and reuse the materials, and they pick up. Great for cabinets, appliances, doors, and building materials. Call 410-385-1700.
• Purple Heart. Free home pickup of clothing and small furniture, supporting veterans. Call 888-944-3767.

Two lesser-known donation gems

• Used medical equipment? The Anne Arundel County Food and Resource Bank in Crownsville (120 Marbury Dr) takes gently used walkers, wheelchairs, and rollators and gets them to neighbors who need them. Call 410-923-4255.
• Worn-out towels, blankets, and sheets? The SPCA of Anne Arundel County in Annapolis (1815 Bay Ridge Ave) uses old linens for the animals. It is a perfect home for textiles that are too worn to donate elsewhere. Call 410-268-4388.

Sell It or Send It to Auction

If you are clearing out a whole house or have items with real value, selling can put money back in your pocket.

• Estate sale and online auction companies. Caring Transitions of Annapolis handles full-house downsizing and runs online estate auctions through its CTBids platform, which puts your items in front of buyers across the county and the country. Call 410-451-1465.
• Antiques and vintage. Downtown Annapolis has a small antiques district along Maryland Avenue and West Street, with multi-dealer shops like Antiques at Annapolis and Evergreen Antiques and True Vintage. These are good homes for older furniture, art, jewelry, and collectibles. Call ahead to ask whether they buy outright or take items on consignment.
• Consignment shops around Annapolis, Severna Park, and Arnold will sell quality furniture and home decor for you and split the proceeds. Call first to ask what styles they are accepting right now.

Recycle It: County Recycling Centers

Many items the landfill buries can be recycled for free at a County Recycling Center instead. County residents can drop off scrap metal, appliances, computers and electronics, motor oil and antifreeze, car and marine batteries, and clothing and textiles at no charge. This is the smart, free choice for an old fridge, a busted lawn mower, or a pile of cables. Reach the county Recycling and Waste Reduction Division at 410-222-7951 for the nearest center.

The Millersville Landfill (For True Trash)

When something really is trash, Anne Arundel County’s only trash and recycling drop-off site is the Millersville Landfill and Resource Recovery Facility.

• Address: 389 Burns Crossing Road, Severn, MD 21144
• Hours: Monday to Saturday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Closed Sunday.
• Proof needed: bring an Anne Arundel County driver’s license and your vehicle registration.
• Resident cost: county residents can drop off normal household trash at no charge. Tires are free up to four, then $7.00 each.

What the County Will Not Take

The landfill does not accept hazardous waste. Keep these out of your load:

• Gasoline and other fuels
• Chemicals, poisons, and liquids
• Oil-based paints
• Rechargeable batteries and fluorescent tubes or CFL bulbs

These need the county’s Household Hazardous Waste program, which holds special drop-off events through the year. Check the county website or call 410-222-7951 for the next date.

Curbside Pickup

Most homes in the county get curbside trash and recycling pickup. The county bills this as a service charge of $426 per year. Curbside is great for weekly bags and bins, but it will not take big items like a couch, a hot tub, or a full garage of junk.

Free and Local: Buy Nothing Groups

One person’s junk is a neighbor’s treasure. Local Buy Nothing and Freecycle groups (easy to find on Facebook by searching your town) let you post an item and give it away for free, often with same-day porch pickup. It keeps good stuff out of the landfill and out of your way fast.

The Easy Way: Let Spartan Haul It

A dump run sounds simple until you add it up. You need a truck, your county ID, time inside those Monday to Saturday hours, and the muscle to load and unload it all yourself. And the county will turn back anything hazardous.

Spartan Junk Removal skips all of that. We bring the truck and the crew, carry everything out (even from a basement or backyard), and we sort your items so good things go to charity and recyclables get recycled. You do not lift a thing.

We serve all of Anne Arundel County, including Severna Park, Annapolis, and Odenton. We answer 7 days a week, from 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM.

Schedule a free estimate or call (410) 927-5880.

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