Special Collection
The Town currently provides a special collection service for yard waste, appliances, furniture, and other miscellaneous items.
The Town of Denton Public Works Department wants to remind all Town residents about the special collection program.
Residents must call the Town Office by noon on Tuesdays to schedule weekly pickup. Call (410) 479-2050 to make pick-up arrangements or leave a message after regular business hours.
This service is for Residential households - (No Commercial or Government pickups)
Items that WILL be picked up for free:
- Brush/Tree limbs - Maximum of 4inches in diameter with all cut ends pointing to the curb.
**Brush piles may be no larger than 4' wide, 3' tall and 12' long.
**No Brush resulting from work done by a private contractor shall be picked up. No Bamboo. - Clean stumps up to 4 inches - remove excess dirt
- Grass Clippings, Weeds or Ivy (Yard Waste) - must be bagged in standard size leaf bag , remove excess dirt. No mulch, dirt, or animal waste. No cornstalks, hay bales or loose hay/straw in bags. Total weight not to exceed 50 lbs.
- Leaves Bagged (all year) - use standard size leaf bags - weight not to exceed 50 lbs. No trash in leaf bags
- Loose leaves - vacuum service offered seasonally Oct.15th thru Dec.15th. also in April
Call the Town Office for specific dates. No trash, sticks, or limbs, leaves only! - Cardboard - flattened and bundled with no packaging materials inside.
- ***Public Works will not pick up any cardboard that contains packing materials or trash. Only clean, flattened and bundled cardboard will be collected
- Newspapers - bundled
- Paint cans - no wet paint, any paint in cans must be completely dried up and lids removed before collection.
There will be a $5.00 per item fee for special collection for the following items: (Pick up ticket must be purchased in advance.)
***For health reasons - all mattresses & box springs are required to be completely sealed in plastic. Standard size plastic bedding bags are now available for sale through the Finance Dept. and can also be purchased when buying your special collection pick-up tickets. Other furniture may be required to be wrapped and sealed in plastic, when needed.
Special Collection Pickup tickets must be purchased by noon on Tuesday at the Denton Town Office, 4N. Second St., Denton MD 21629 to be added to the schedule for weekly pickup. For additional information, please call 410-479-2050
Appliances
Metals
Furniture
- Dishwasher
- Washer/Dryer - doors removed
- Electronics
- Small Appliances/Fans
- Freezer - empty w/doors removed
- Microwave/Stove
- Refrigerator - empty w/doors removed
- Window Unit A/C
- Handheld Fire Extinguisher
- Television
- Vacuum Cleaner
- Antenna
- Grills (no tank)
- Basketball Hoop - dismantled, no sand or water in base
- Bicycle
- Bed frame
- Lawn mower frames
- Metal trash can
- Rims for Tires (tires removed)
- Misc. metal pieces and wire
- Wheelbarrow
- Wheel chair
- Area rugs (no larger than 10'x10')
- Bed boards
- Box springs***
- Chair/Recliner***
- Couch***
- Desk
- Dresser
- Exercise bike/equipment
- Filing Cabinet
- Hutch
- Lamp
- Love seat***
- Mattress ***
- Plastic toys
- Picnic table/outside furniture
- Sectional Sofas - $5 per piece***
- Shelves
- Stands
- Strollers/Car Seats
- Table
- Umbrella
- Wicker
Items that WILL NOT be picked up:
- Above Ground Pools/Inflatable Pools
- Antifreeze
- Asbestos
- Automobile parts
- Bathtubs/Sinks/Toilets
- Batteries (auto/lawn mower)
- Carpet
- Concrete
- Construction or demolition debris
- Doors
- Drywall
- Explosives
- Glass
- Hazardous waste or substances
- Heaters
- Hot Water Heaters
- Lumber/boards
- Mirrors
- Motor oil/Oil Cans
- Paint cans (w/anything in them)
- Pallets
- Paneling/Plywood/Wafer board
- Pellet/Wood Stoves
- Pianos/Organs
- Pool Covers/Pool Liners
- Rugs (larger than 10'x10')
- Shelving
- Shingles
- Siding (Aluminum, Wood, Vinyl)
- Straw/Hay
- Tires
*DPW reserves the right to deny collection of items not meeting the above criteria or properly sorted.
Listed special collection items are subject to change
Refuse Collection
(Print out and drop off in the night deposit box at the Town Office)