Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill
The Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill (BSRSL) is owned and operated by the Prince George's County Government. This site only accepts material from County citizens, residents, and local businesses. Proof of residency is required. Companies must prove in-county waste generation. The Maryland Department of the Environment permits the Landfill and accepts only municipal solid waste.
The Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill, located at 11611 White House Road in Upper Marlboro, is open to the public Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and is Closed Sunday.
Public Notice
Effective April 15, 2024, the Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill's Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) and electronics Recycling (E-waste) acceptance sites and other associated lots will be closed until further notice due to construction. E-waste Items will be accepted at the Brown Station Road Convenience Drop-off Center. HHW will be accepted at mobile events.
Standard Bulky Items
For proper disposal, these items must be taken to the Brown Station Road Convenience Drop-off Center (3501 Brown Station Road, Upper Marlboro).
Items include:
- Bulky trash from standard household items such as furniture, mattresses, cabinets, doors, and carpet
- White goods and appliances such as refrigerators, air conditioners, washers, dryers, etc.
- Scrap metal
- Cooking oil
View List of Acceptable & Unacceptable Items
View full-sized flyer here
Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Recycling
Mobile Disposal Events
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) and Electronics Recycling (E-waste) can be properly disposed of at County-hosted mobile events from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Click here to view a full-sized flyer for the next event.
View List of Acceptable Electronics
Fee Schedule
Payment made by cash, credit card, or accounts only. No checks will be accepted.
** Please note, we do not accept American Express. When a credit card is used for payment, a temporary charge of 50% of the gross weight will be made until the final cost is determined. Depending on your financial institution, it will take 2-5 business days for the adjustment to occur.**
Effective JANUARY 1, 2025 - Standard Rate $77 PER TON
Pickup Trucks Greater than ¾ tons, Modified Sides, Vehicles for Commercial Use/With Commercial Markings, Trailers and Loads of Commercial Waste in any vehicle are subject to the standard rate $77 per ton with a ($10) minimum charge.
EFFECTIVE APRIL 15, 2024
Pickup Trucks, Cars, SUV’s and Passenger Vans up to ¾
The Landfill has a recycling site for yard trim (Monday and Saturday only), scrap tires, scrap metal, and appliances (Monday through Saturday).
Recyclables
- Metal: $25 per Ton
- Scrap Tires (Commercial): $400 per Ton
- Yard Trim: $45 per Ton (limbs, branches, trees no larger than 8 inches in diameter; grass, leaves, brush and bushes, no stumps or logs, no plastic bags).
- Commercial vehicles must utilize the Prince George’s County Organics Composting Facility (OCF) located at 6550 Maude Savoy Brown Road, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772, from Monday through Friday between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. A fee will be assessed for use of the Landfill and OCF on Saturdays. Only commercial customers may dispose of yard trim at the Landfill on Saturdays.
- Residents (vehicles without trailers) may dispose of yard trim complimentary at the Brown Station Road Convenience Center at 3501 Brown Station Road, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772, open Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Residential vehicles with trailers must use the OCF at 6550 Maude Savoy Brown Road, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772, to dispose of yard trim from Tuesday through Friday between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. A $10 minimum charge will be assessed. Please note trailers are not permitted at the Brown Station Road Convenience Center.
Unacceptable Waste
- Animal Carcasses
- Asbestos
- Ash
- Automobiles or related parts
- Chemical and/or petroleum cleanup waste
- Compressed cylinders of any size, shape type or condition (Exception - household-sized barbeque grill-style propane tanks, which may only be delivered on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays to the Household Hazardous Waste Acceptance Site)
- Construction and demolition debris*
- Drums, tanks, kegs, and barrels (plastic and metal) greater than 55 gallon in size and only after the sides are removed and the vessel flattened prior to arrival (All other items require prior approval from the landfill Manager and may require proof of contained product, removal of residue and cleaning)
- Hazardous and biohazardous/medical wastes
- Liquids, including sewage and septic waste
- Radioactive material
- Shingles and roofing materials
- Skids and pallets
- Soil, rocks, grubbing material, and spoil
- Stumps and logs
*County residents can bring in one non-commercial/non-modified pick-up or one trailer load of C & D material per year.
Vehicular Access to Landfill
Access to the landfill's disposal area is limited to commercial trucks (such as trash trucks, roll-offs, compactors, etc.). All other vehicles are required to use convenient disposal sites as directed.
Trailers
The maximum size of a trailer allowed to dispose of waste at the landfill is 8 feet X 12 feet, and any trailer size cannot exceed 4 feet. Trailers exceeding any dimension above will not be allowed to dump at the landfill. The following is the maximum size of a trailer with construction and demolition material.
Construction and Demolition Material (C&D)
Each house within Prince George's County can only bring in one non-commercial or non-modified pickup load or one trailer load of C&D material per year, delivered by that property's owner. Proof of residency is required, such as a driver’s license. The load cannot exceed the sides of a pick-up-sized truck. The maximum trailer size is 4 feet X 8 feet, and the sides of the trailer cannot exceed 2 feet.
Additional loads of this material may be disposed of at a Rubble Landfill, such as the Ritchie Land Reclamation Landfill in Upper Marlboro, or through the MD Recycles Recycling Directory.
Scrap Tires
County residents may dispose of a maximum of 5 scrap tires no larger than 17" per year. Disposal of more than 5 tires requires a Tire Hauler's License issued by the Maryland Department of the Environment (800-633-6101). We do not accept automobiles/trucks or parts.
Appliances
Refrigerators, freezers, ice machines, air conditioning units, and all refrigerant items must be hand-unloaded in Disposal Site 4. Hand unloading is required to prevent damage to Freon lines and containers. This is a Federal requirement, and we ask your cooperation to remain compliant. All other appliances and metals may be unloaded in the designated area within Disposal Site 4.
Yard Trim
Effective January 1, 2014, yard trim is not accepted in plastic bags. Yard trim is collected weekly on Mondays from households receiving County-contracted collection services. Yard trim includes leaves, grass clippings, plant clippings, and brush. Brush cannot exceed 8 inches in diameter and 5 feet in length. Please do not mix yard trim with regular trash.
Emergency & Temporary/Permanent Closing
During periods of natural and/or manmade disasters that jeopardize the safety of citizens and personnel, management may decide to suspend landfilling operations until the danger subsides temporarily. This is especially true and more common during periods of lightning storms. The vast and open area of the Landfill's disposal area is elevated and susceptible to possible hazards. Once operations are interrupted, notification will be arranged, and we will resume operations only after the danger or hazard is gone and the area is deemed safe for operations.
Holiday Schedule
Holiday closings are posted at the entrance to the Landfill before each date. The Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill will be closed on the following holidays:
- New Year's Day
- Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday
- Memorial Day
- Juneteenth Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
Note: Should the holiday fall on a Saturday, the Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill will be closed that day and the Friday before the holiday.