Residents and contractors may drop off brush, yard trim, grass, leaves, barn cleanings and wood chips at the wood waste drop-off area at Alpha Ridge Landfill (2350 Marriottsville Rd). This is a plastic free area. Please take your plastic bags and tarps with you. Material is processed into compost, mulch and topsoil. Learn more about our 14 acre composting facility at the Alpha Ridge Landfill.

For further information or to provide comments or suggestions, please call the Bureau of Environmental Services at 410-313-6444.

Get your yard in tip-top shape!

We sell our products, including our HoCoGro Compost, by the cubic yard throughout the year. We even have a list of contractors who will deliver the product directly to your door.

Autumn is a great time to prepare your beds for the spring, or to aerate and top-dress your lawn with compost. Remember that by adding a diverse organic community to your lawn, you are encouraging the natural mineral-releasing biome in your soil. By top-dressing your lawn with compost instead of chemical fertilizers, you will strengthen and produce better and more disease resistant grass and garden plants.

With cool nights and moderately warm days, now is the time to put some topsoil down and reseed those bare spots in your lawn as well. For best results, both existing and new topsoil should have 5% or more organic matter to promote healthy root structure and improve water retention.