Trash & Recycling in Calvert County, MD (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Calvert County, Maryland.
Verified from official government sources
Pickup Rules & Schedules
Calvert County does not operate its own trash collection: § 119-11 requires any commercial hauler that collects or transports refuse in the county to first obtain a written permit from the Health Officer, renewable yearly, though residents hauling their own household refuse are exempt from that permit requirement.
Calvert County Trash Hauler Permits
Some RestrictionsCalvert County Code § 119-11
No commercial hauler shall collect or transport refuse without first applying for and obtaining a written permit from the Health Officer. The Health Officer shall issue such permit when, upon inspection, he finds that the facilities, equipment and proposed operating methods of the applicant are adequate and in compliance with this chapter. A permit shall be valid for one year but shall be renew...
Bin Placement Rules
Calvert County Code § 119-3 bars accumulating garbage or animal-and-vegetable-soiled refuse on any premises except in covered containers that are watertight, lidded, rust-resistant and vermin-proof. Containers set out for public collection cannot exceed 30 gallons and need handles or a bail; the chapter applies countywide, including Chesapeake Beach and North Beach, under § 119-1.
Calvert County Garbage Container Rules
Some RestrictionsCalvert County Code § 119-3
No owner, occupant, tenant or lessee of any public or private premises shall permit the accumulation upon his premises of garbage, food processing waste or any refuse that has been in contact with or soiled by animal or vegetable wastes, except in covered containers meeting the following requirements: ... ... G. If offered for public collection it shall be no larger than 30 gallons capacity and...
Illegal Dumping
Calvert County Code § 119-5 bars depositing refuse, or letting it accumulate, on any land or in or around any building in a way that could shelter breeding vectors, mosquitoes, insects, vermin or rats. The Health Officer enforces the ban, and § 119-24 fines violators $100 to $500 per conviction, with each day a separate offense.
Calvert County Illegal Dumping Penalties
Significant RestrictionsCalvert County Code §§ 119-5, 119-24
No person shall deposit refuse on any land, developed or undeveloped, or in, under or outside any building, occupied or unoccupied, or permit the accumulation of refuse on his own premises in a manner that may provide harborage or breeding places for vectors, mosquitoes, other insects, vermin or rats. ... ... A. Any person convicted of any violation of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemea...
Yard Waste Collection
Calvert County Code § 119-4 lets residents skip an approved container for certain bundled refuse: books, magazines, boxes and newspapers can go out tied in bundles or boxed at up to 24 by 24 by 36 inches, while bundled tree limbs, brush and yard trimmings cannot exceed 48 inches long and 18 inches in diameter.
Calvert County Yard Waste Bundling Limits
Some RestrictionsCalvert County Code § 119-4
Household refuse consisting of books, magazines, boxes, newspapers or other nonputrescible rubbish being offered for public collection need not be placed in an approved container provided it is securely tied in bundles or completely contained in disposable boxes not larger then 24 inches by 24 inches by 36 inches. Bundles of tree limbs, brush, yard trimmings or other household rubbish offered f...
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