The City holds Quarterly Electronics and Styrofoam Recycling Events - every January, April, July, and October on the 4th Saturday of the month. Paint Recycling is held twice a year, in January and July, in conjunction with the Electronics Recycling event. During these events, items can be dropped off at the Public Works Facility at 555 Crescent Road. City residents, businesses, and organizations can recycle old and/or unwanted computers and other electronic items.

To view the date & time of the next recycling event, view our City calendar at:

www.greenbeltmd.gov/calendar

Please see the Accepted and Prohibited items below for electronics recycling:

NOTICE: We do not accept acids, alkaline batteries, CRTs or Tube TVs, no film, photos or x-rays, no Furniture or file cabinets, no household appliances, no magnetic tapes of any kind, no microwaves, no oil- or PCB-containing devices, no paints/liquids of any kind, no radioactive materials (such as ION Scanners), no refrigerants.

Please call in advance if you want to drop off of more than 10 items or items over 50 lbs.

Paint Recycling

Yuck old Paint

Your old latex and oil-based paint will be used in developing countries' humanitarian construction projects. DO NOT mix paint in other containers. In order for the paint to be properly used, the contents on the inside need to match the label on the outside. Cost - $5 per container

If you are unable to attend the event, you may hire this service directly to come to your home for an additional $85 service fee. Yuck Old Paint, LLC 888-509-9825 (YUCK) or www.YuckOldPaint.com.

Styrofoam

Block Expanded Polystyrene (Block Styrofoam) white, clean, #6. Styrofoam must be free of tape, glue, and visible dirt to be accepted.

Televisions

We no longer accept tube televisions. We do not accept televisions larger than 32 inches.

CFLs

Compact florescent lights are not accepted at Electronics Recycling. Consumers can take all used, unbroken CFL bulbs to any IKEA store. Look for the bins near the exit doors. Learn more about how to recycle CFLs.