Junk removal across suburban Maryland
Prince George’s, Montgomery, Charles and Anne Arundel. Garages, basements, sheds and back gardens — and four counties that each run their own disposal system with their own bans and annual limits.
Maryland jobs are bigger and easier at the same time
Compared with a District rowhouse, suburban Maryland is generous: attached garages, driveways a truck can back into, walk-out basements, side gates and no permit parking. The carry is usually short and level.
What that space produces, though, is volume. A DC basement holds what fits down a narrow staircase. A Maryland two-car garage plus a shed plus a walk-out basement holds two decades of it, and the shed frequently turns out to be part of the job rather than a container for it.
So Maryland jobs tend to be quoted on how much there is, not on how hard it is to get out — which is the opposite of how a DC job usually prices.
What your county will take, and where it stops
Maryland counties run good, cheap disposal for their own residents. If your job fits inside the limits and you have a vehicle and a free morning, doing it yourself genuinely is the better answer, and we would rather say that than take money for a trip you did not need. The limits are where people get caught out:
Prince George’s County
- Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill in Upper Marlboro is the county’s main facility, with a convenience center at Missouri Avenue
- Residents get one non-commercial pickup or trailer load of construction and demolition material per year
- Vehicles must be residential and unmodified — trailers and commercial-looking vehicles are prohibited at the convenience centers, so borrowing a work van is not a workaround
- A maximum of five scrap tires up to 17″ per resident per year; more than that requires a Tire Hauler’s License
- The household hazardous waste and electronics acceptance sites at Brown Station Road have been affected by construction closures — check they are open before driving out there
Montgomery County
- The Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station in Derwood handles county drop-off
- No shingles or roofing material of any kind, and no car parts — a hard refusal, not a surcharge
- Sunday loads over 500 lb are not accepted at all
- You have to arrive in a car, truck, van or similar; walking in or arriving by bicycle, motorcycle or scooter is prohibited
- Since 1 July 2026, commercial mattresses arriving in commercial loads are refused unless they come with a residential manifest
That roofing ban is the one that catches homeowners most often. A garage clear-out with a stack of leftover shingles in the corner is not one load in Montgomery County — it is two destinations, and a quote that has not asked about it is a quote that is about to change.
Checked September 2026 against Prince George’s County and Montgomery County DEP published guidance. County rules and limits change; confirm before you drive.
Where we go in Maryland
From Suitland, the inner Beltway suburbs are minutes away and the rest of the region is a normal run. Regularly: Hyattsville, District Heights, Temple Hills, Oxon Hill, Camp Springs, Clinton, Upper Marlboro, Bowie, Greenbelt, College Park, Laurel, Silver Spring, Takoma Park, Bethesda, Rockville, Waldorf, La Plata and Annapolis.
Not on that list? It is not an exclusion list. Give us the town or the ZIP code and you will get a straight answer, including if somebody closer to you would do it cheaper.
Maryland questions
Which Maryland counties do you cover?
Prince George's first, because that is where we are based, then Montgomery, Charles and Anne Arundel. Suitland sits just inside the Beltway, so most of the inner Maryland suburbs are a short run.
Can I just take it to the county landfill myself?
Often, yes, and for a small load that is usually cheaper than hiring anyone. The catch is the limits. Prince George's County allows residents one non-commercial pickup or trailer load of construction and demolition material per year, and its convenience centers refuse trailers and commercial-looking vehicles altogether. Montgomery County will not take shingles, roofing material of any kind or car parts at Shady Grove, and refuses Sunday loads over 500 pounds.
I have a pile of old tires in the garage. Can you take them?
Ask before the day. Prince George's County residents may drop a maximum of five scrap tires up to 17 inches per year, and disposing of more than that requires a Tire Hauler's License. Count them first so we can plan properly rather than discovering it at the gate.
Do you charge more for Maryland jobs than DC ones?
Not on principle. The price follows the volume, the carry and where that particular load is legally allowed to be tipped, and those three things vary more within a jurisdiction than between them. What is true is that a Maryland job and a DC job with identical piles can price differently, because the disposal side is genuinely different.
Photograph the garage from the door
One wide shot from the doorway prices a Maryland garage or basement better than any description. Text it to (978) 328-4523, and mention anything on the refusal lists above so nothing changes on the day.