Notice: Effective May 1, 2026, a 2.45% convenience fee will be applied to all credit and debit transactions at the Alpha Ridge Landfill.
Effective Immediately: Alpha Ridge Landfill will no longer accept soil or large quantities of stone, brick, block, asphalt, and/or concrete from commercial contractors.
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Only Howard County generated residential and commercial solid waste is accepted.
All commercial vehicles delivering solid waste to the landfill are required to purchase a nontransferable commercial landfill permit at an annual charge and follow all landfill rules; no commercial vehicles will be permitted to use the landfill without a permit.
All permits are valid for the period from July 1st through June 30th.
Commercial Landfill Permit
FY26: July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026
All commercial customers delivering Howard County-generated solid waste to the Alpha Ridge Landfill are required to have an active commercial landfill permit for each vehicle. Customers will be charged per vehicle and must follow all landfill rules.
FAQs
For existing customers who have previously obtained a commercial permit, please use the Existing Customers link to renew your permit. Permits are valid for the duration of the fiscal year (July 1 through June 30).
If you need to add or modify information on your current commercial permit, please use the Existing Customers link.
If your business has never had a commercial permit, please use the New Customers link to apply for a permit. Before applying, you must create a login to our Service Now portal. Once logged in, you may proceed to the commercial permit application.
After submitting your permit request, please head out to the landfill to receive your permit account number and RFID sticker for your commercial vehicle.
If you need to add or modify information (including vehicles) on your current commercial permit, please use the Existing Customers link.
Charge Accounts are available to those customers with commercial landfill permits. The charge account allows the holder to be billed at the end of the month for landfill usage and fees instead of immediate payment at the landfill. This account uses a deposit held in a non-interest-bearing account of the amount of 1.5 times the average monthly charges. Please contact the Alpha Ridge Landfill for the Landfill Credit Application form.
Please allow five business days for the County to process your application prior to coming to the landfill to drop off material.
Existing customers received an email at the start of the new fiscal year with their account number. If you need assistance retrieving your account number, please contact us.
Unless your business has an active charge account, all payments occur at the scales. There is no online payment processing at this time.
For questions regarding outstanding balances and monthly invoices, please contact Department of Finance, Division of Miscellaneous Billing (410) 313-3258.
To renew or modify your Alpha Ridge Landfill Commercial Permit, you'll need your SNAP username and password. If you've forgotten your password, please download this password instruction guide.