Trash Collection & Recycling

2025 Holiday Schedule for Trash & Recycling

Trash Collection

Carroll County does not provide trash pickup.

Several private trash collection companies are available for hauling away trash.

REGULAR TRASH COLLECTION AND REGULAR RECYCLING IN HILLTOP

To help keep trash collection costs down, we have negotiated a group discount for the members of our community. Our rates include once-a-week regular trash collection, recycling, bi-weekly Yard Waste Pickup (April-December, *Please refer to Calendar of Events*), and two dumpster days annually *for the Hilltop Trash plan participants*.  The trash collection company we use is Area Refuse. Pick-up day is every Thursday morning, except for a few holiday weeks, when it is the previous Wednesday.  Please be sure to place your trash at the curb on Wednesday evening. Note: Recycle cans are available thru Area Refuse.

To participate in the plan and receive the group discount, you can sign up at the beginning of the new collection year (*July 1st*).   All trash collection money is due by June 30 for the collection year of July 01st through the following June 30th. To join the trash program during the current year, contact the Hilltop Treasurer via hilltop21784@gmail.com or the Hilltop Voicemail service @ 443-516-7411.

CHRISTMAS TREE PICK UP

Live Christmas tree pick up is included for anyone who participates in the Hilltop Trash Group Plan. Our neighborhood Christmas Tree pick up date is scheduled for January 10, 2024 (*or you can reference the Calendar of Events and will be posted on our Events Calendar. *) 

YARD WASTE PICK UP

Regular recycling is included.  Yard waste collection is available to our residents (*refer to Calendar of Events*).  Their website is https://www.foglesrefuse.com/.  Remember, they will only pick up yard waste in paper bags. For more information regarding yard waste, visit our Yard Waste page.

BULK HAULING: collected every Wednesday – Call Area Refuse for a Price Quote

For bulk items that will not be collected with the regular trash collection (ie. stumps, furniture, appliances, mattresses, and large piles of junk), call Area Refuse at 410-795-7422 for an estimate and to schedule your bulk collection. 

CARROLL COUNTY MEDICATION DISPOSAL PROGRAM

Check in with the Carroll County Health Department for Medication Disposal Days. 

Click here for info from The States Attorney Carroll County, MD on how to dispose of unneeded prescriptions responsibly.

CARROLL COUNTY LANDFILL / RECYCLING

(Available to all Carroll County Residents)

Carroll County Recycling in the Home (link to Carroll County Government website)

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) info on how to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

Bulk items and yard waste can be taken to the Northern Landfill in Westminster (see flyer for details) at any time by Carroll County residents during normal operating hours. Note: There are drop-off fees for some items as described in the flyer and you may be asked to show identification showing residency. For more information, visit the Carroll County Recycling Website. 

— Northern Landfill in Westminster: Contact Number 410-386-4550 or click here for more info.
——- The landfill is located at 1400 Baltimore Blvd, Westminster (MD Route 140), two miles east of MD Route 97.

Free Mulch is no longer available from the Carroll County Landfill. The Carroll County landfill accepts things like computers, electronics, tires, car batteries, portable tv sets, yard waste, and much more. The Northern Landfill is able to process a larger variety of items. See the county website or flyer for details or call the Northern Landfill at 410-386-4550.

They also have a special place (see Northern Landfill map) to take items that can still be used by others. See the Northern Landfill flyer for more information on their recycling center. This is for residential use only – no televisions or computer monitors.