The Oyster Recovery Partnership offers more than 70 shell collection sites throughout Maryland, DC and Virginia. Check out the list below to find the location nearest to you.
[To unlock locations with a dumpster, use code (0) 4-1-0, or call ORP at 443-433-3440. Please visit associated websites for more on location, hours and regulations.]
MARYLAND
Annapolis
Annapolis Maritime Museum
723 Second Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
410-295-0104
Annapolis Yacht Club Drop-off*
512 Severn Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21403
(Behind Eastport Shell Gas Station)
Eastport Yacht Club*
317 First Street, Annapolis, MD 21403
410-267-9549
Oyster Recovery Partnership Headquarters
1805 Virginia Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
410-990-4970
Philip Merrill Center*
6 Herndon Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21403
410-268-8816
Deale
Southern Recycling Center
5400 Nutwell Sudley Road, Deale, MD 20751
410-222-6100
Edgewater
South River Farm Park
Scriveners Road, Edgewater, MD 21037
To unlock the dumpster, use code (0) 4-1-0, or call us at 443-433-3440.
Arundel Rivers Federation
784 Central Ave E
Edgewater, MD 21037
410-224-3802
Glen Burnie
Northern Recycling Center
100 Dover Road, Glen Burnie, MD 21060
410-222-6100
Severn
Central Recycling Center
389 Burns Crossing Road, Severn, MD 21144
410-222-6100
Severna Park
Starbucks*
503 Ritchie Highway, Severna Park, MD 21146
(Rear Parking Lot)
410-544-3240
Shady Side
Oyster Restoration Center*
4800 Atwell Road, Shady Side, MD 20764
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
443-482-2065
BALTIMORE
Northwest Citizens’ Convenience Center
2840 Sisson Street, Baltimore MD 21211
410-396-7250
BALTIMORE COUNTY
Eastern Sanitary Landfill
6259 Days Cove Road White Marsh, Maryland 21162
Tall Cedars Banquet Hall
2501 Putty Hill Avenue, Parkville MD 21214
(Available in Fall and Winter. Dumpster behind the building)
CAROLINE COUNTY
Holly Road Drop Off
11930 Holly Road, Ridgely, MD 21660
410-634-9304
Melville Collection Site
16643 Melville Road, Henderson, MD 21640
Old Denton Collection Site
4230 Old Denton Road, Federalsburg, MD 21632
Preston Collection Site
105 Back Landing Road, Preston, MD 21655
CARROLL COUNTY
Northern Landfill & Recycling Center
1400 Baltimore Boulevard, Westminster, MD 21157
To unlock the dumpster, use code (0) 4-1-0, or call us at 443-433-3440
Salerno’s Restaurant & Catering
1043 Liberty Road, Eldersburg, MD 21784
410-795-8400
CALVERT COUNTY
Appeal Landfill
401 Sweetwater Road, Lusby, MD 20657
410-326-0210
Ball Road Convenience Center
1045 Ball Road, St. Leonard, MD 20685
410-586-1262
Barstow Convenience Center
350 Stafford Road, Barstow, MD 20610
410-535-5206
Breezy Point Marina*
5230 Breezy Point Road, Chesapeake Beach, MD 20732
410-414-9292
Huntingtown Road Convenience Center
3666 Hunting Creek Road, Huntingtown, MD 20639
410-535-4760
Lusby Convenience Center
11725 H. G. Trueman Road, Lusby, MD 20657
410-326-2611
Mt. Hope Convenience Center
96 Pushaw Station Road, Sunderland, MD 20689
410-257-3296
Plum Point Convenience Center
2801 Plum Point Road, Huntingtown, MD 20639
410-535-2405
CHARLES COUNTY
Breeze Farm Recycling Center
15950 Cobb Island Road, Cobb Island, MD 20625
301-932-9038 or 301-870-5481
Charles County Landfill Recycling Center
12305 Billingsley Road, Waldorf, MD 20602
301-932-9038 or 301-870-5481
Gilbert Run Park Recycling Center
13140 Charles Street, Charlotte Hall, MD 20646
301-932-9038 or 301-870-5481
Pisgah Recycling Center
6645 Mason Springs Road, Pisgah, MD 20640
301-932-3599 or 301-870-2778
DORCHESTER COUNTY
Beulah Landfill
6815 East New Market Ellwood Road, Hurlock, MD 21643
410-943-1700
Golden Hill Transfer Station
3270 Golden Hill Road, Church Creek, MD 21622
410-397-3865
Secretary Transfer Station
5915 Cambridge Road, Route 14, Secretary, MD 21664
410-943-8294
University of Maryland Center Horn Point Lab
2020 Horns Point Road, Cambridge, MD 21613
410-228-8200
FREDERICK COUNTY
May’s Restaurant*
5640 Urbana Pike, Frederick, MD 21704
301-662-4233
HOWARD COUNTY
Robinson Nature Center
6692 Cedar Lane, Columbia, MD 21044
410-313-0400
HARFORD COUNTY
Harford Waste Disposal Center
3241 Scarboro Road, Street, MD 21154
410-638-3636 or 410-638-3018
TopFlight Seafood
104 South Philadelphia Blvd.
Aberdeen, MD 21001
KENT COUNTY
Washington College Boathouse
471 S Cross Street, Chestertown, MD 21620
Rock Hall Recycling Drop off Center
6007 N Main Street, Rock Hall, MD 21661
To unlock the dumpster, use code (0) 4-1-0, or call us at 443-433-3440
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Glen Echo Park Aquarium
7300 Macarthur Blvd, Glen Echo, Maryland 20812
QUEEN ANNE’S COUNTY
Grasonville Transfer Station
401 Gravel Run Road, Grasonville, MD 21638
410-758-0925
Harris Crab House & Seafood Restaurant
433 Kent Narrows Way North, Grasonville, MD 21638
410-827-9500
ST. MARY’S COUNTY
Charlotte Hall Convenience Center
37766 New Market Turner Road, Charlotte Hall, MD 20622
Clements Convenience Center
24547 Horseshoe Road, Clements, MD 20624
Oakville Convenience Center
26630 North Sandgates Road, Mechanicsville, MD 20659
Piney Point Aquaculture Center
Tall Timbers Road, Tall Timbers, MD 20690
301-994-0241
St. Andrew’s Convenience Center
44825 Old St. Andrews Church Road, California, MD 20619
Valley Lee Convenience Center
45350 Happyland Road, Valley Lee, MD 20692
Ridge Convenience Center
13939 Point Lookout Road, Ridge, MD 20680
SOMERSET COUNTY
Mt. Vernon Transfer Station
29012 Mt. Vernon Road
Princess Anne, MD 21853
410-651-5794
Deals Island/Chance Transfer Station
24019 Deal Island Road
Deal Island, MD 21821
410-784-2063
Westover Landfill/Transfer Station
8716 James Ring Road
Westover, MD 21871
410-651-1947
Crisfield Transfer Station
4941 Crisfield Highway
Crisfield, MD 21817
410-968-3295
Dublin/Costen Transfer Station
8405 Wallace Taylor Road
Pocomoke, MD 21851
410-957-6841
TALBOT COUNTY
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Eastern Shore Office
114 S Washington Street, Suite 103, Easton, MD 21601
410-543-1999
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
213 North Talbot Street, St. Michaels MD 21663
410-745-2916
(Drop site is past drawbridge on right after entrance)
Midshore I Homeowner Drop Off
7341 Barkers Landing Road, Easton, MD 21601
WICOMICO COUNTY
Airport Convenience Center
31966 Fooks Road, Salisbury, MD 21804
410-548-4935
Bivalve Convenience Center
20906 Nanticoke Road, Bivalve, MD 21814
410-548-4935
Delmar Convenience Center
27774 Waller Road, Salisbury, MD 21801
410-548-4935
Fruitland Convenience Center
27778 Walnut Tree Road, Salisbury, MD 21801
410-548-4935
Hebron Convenience Center
8301 Old Railroad Rd, Hebron, MD 21803
410-548-4935
Mardela Convenience Center
9290 Athol Road, Mardela Spring, MD 21837
410-548-4935
Newland Park Landfill
6969 Brick Kiln Road, Salisbury, MD 21801
410-548-4935
Parsonsburg Convenience Center
6928 Eastside Road, Parsonsburg, MD 21849
410-548-4935
Wango Convenience Center
34333 Mt. Hermon Road, Parsonsburg, MD 21849
410-548-4935
Quantico Transfer Station
25202 Nanticoke Road, Quantico, MD 21856
410-548-4935
Sharptown Transfer Station
12287 Twilford Road, Sharptown, MD 21861
410-548-4935
WORCESTER COUNTY
The Central Landfill (for Homeowners and Recycling only)
7091 Central Site Lane, Newark, MD 21841
410-632-3177
7:30 am – 4:00 pm Monday – Saturday
Berlin Homeowners Convenience Center
9636 Mill Haven Road, Berlin, MD 21811
410-641-4910
7:30 am – 5:30 pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, & Saturday
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm on Sunday
Pocomoke City Homeowners Convenience Center
Pocomoke Landfill/Byrd Rd. Pocomoke City , MD 21851
7:30 am – 5:30 pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm on Sunday
Snow Hill Homeowners Convenience Center
Holly Court (Behind Tyson Feed Mill) Snow Hill , MD 21863
7:30 am – 5:30 pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm on Sunday
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