Does Montgomery County HHW take TVs or computers?

No. The Household Hazardous Waste How Do I page lists computers and related electronics and televisions as materials HHW cannot accept. Electronics is a different pad in the Recycling Area at Shady Grove.

Where do I take a TV or old electronics in Montgomery County, MD?

Residents and businesses may drop electronics at the electronics pad in the Recycling Area of the Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station. The How Do I and 311 pages say the drop-off is open daily. Facility clock: Monday–Saturday 7 a.m.–5 p.m. both gates; Sunday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. at the Commercial and Truck entrance only (16055 Shady Grove Road). A separate electronics-pad clock is not stated. Sunday gate versus Recycling Area signs are unreconciled. Confirm the morning you go.

Is there a fee to drop off electronics at Shady Grove?

The Transfer Station fees page lists electronics under Recyclable Materials Drop-Off Area: no charge, except as noted, accepted from residents and non-residential/commercial customers.

Can I put a TV, computer, or batteries in the blue bin or trash?

No. County recycling-service and 311 pages say electronics and batteries should never be placed in curbside recycling bins or mixed with regular trash because of fire risk and processing.

Do I need to wipe data before dropping off a computer?

The county requires its contractor and nonprofit partners to erase data on equipment that will be reused and to destroy remaining memory devices. The same How Do I page still recommends you use a data-wiping tool before drop-off. For Apple products it recommends removing Apple IDs and doing a factory reset.

Where to take a TV or old electronics in Montgomery County, MD

Hours, fees, and gates change. Confirm on the official page the morning you go. This page is unofficial and not the county. Not a hauler. Holiday names and holiday clock hours: not stated.

Which kind is it?

TV, computer, monitor, phone, printer, stereo, game console, cables, vacuum, or other listed electronics?

Electronics pad · Recycling Area

Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station. Residents and businesses. You unload. Trucks you own, borrow, or rent are OK. How Do I: open daily. Facility clock: Mon–Sat 7 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sun 9 a.m.–5 p.m. commercial entrance only. Separate electronics-pad clock: not stated.
Single-family or townhome with County-provided recycling, and you want pickup?

On-call curbside

Schedule electronics and household alkaline/rechargeable batteries with 311 (How Do I also says “or online”; form URL: not stated). Do not put electronics or batteries in the blue bin or trash (fire risk). Small items in a box labeled “Electronics.” Set out by 7 a.m. Collection 7 a.m.–9 p.m. on recycling day. Request by 7 p.m. the day before recycling pickup.
Rechargeable, tool, or UPS batteries?

HHW · not the electronics pile

Take rechargeable batteries, uninterruptible power supplies, and tool batteries to Household Hazardous Waste in the same Recycling Area — or schedule them with a curbside electronics pickup. Not the electronics pad.
Small household appliance that is mostly metal?

Scrap metal

The electronics How Do I page sends small household appliances to scrap metal, not electronics. Freon appliances (fridge, freezer, AC) are not this page.
Working computer you want reused?

Donate · wipe first

County How Do I points to a reuse PDF (PDF URL: not stated on the fetch) and the Volunteer Center donation list. Wipe data before you give it away. Still an option to recycle at the electronics pad.
Thinking HHW for a TV or computer?

Wrong pad

HHW will not take computers and related electronics, or televisions. Different pad. Same campus, Recycling Area.

Where to go

Electronics drop-off · Recycling Area, Shady Grove

Hours

How Do I / 311: open daily

Facility: 7 a.m.–5 p.m. Mon–Sat (both gates)

Facility: 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Sunday (Commercial and Truck entrance only)

Separate electronics-pad clock: not stated. Unreconciled: How Do I and 311 put the pad in the Recycling Area and 311 lists 16101 Frederick Road; Sunday facility rule is Commercial and Truck entrance only (16055 Shady Grove Road). This page does not pick a winner. Holiday names and holiday clock hours: not stated. Last-checked 30 Aug 2026.

Call 240-777-0311 Map

or 311 · Sunday gate: 16055 Shady Grove Road (confirm the morning you go)

Electronics drop-off · Recycling Area, Shady Grove
Address	Recycling Area, Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station. 311 page: 16101 Frederick Road, Derwood, MD 20855. Sunday facility entrance: 16055 Shady Grove Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20877 (unreconciled with Recycling Area / 16101 signs). Last-checked 30 Aug 2026.
Who	Montgomery County residents and businesses. You unload. Trucks you own, borrow, or rent are OK. Proof of residency for residential users. Fees page: electronics accepted from residents and non-residential/commercial. Last-checked 30 Aug 2026.
What they take	TVs, computers and related electronics, phones, printers (empty ink/toner), audio/video, cables, game consoles, vacuums, and the rest of the posted How Do I list. “All collected items are recycled.” Not HHW. Last-checked 30 Aug 2026.
Fee	Recyclable drop-off: no charge except as noted. Last-checked 30 Aug 2026.
Cap	not stated. Last-checked 30 Aug 2026.
Phone	311 or 240-777-0311. Last-checked 30 Aug 2026.
Last-checked	30 Aug 2026
Source	electronics How Do I 311 drop-off facility hours fees residency Last-checked 30 Aug 2026.

Address: Recycling Area, Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station. 311 page: 16101 Frederick Road, Derwood, MD 20855. Sunday facility entrance: 16055 Shady Grove Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20877 (unreconciled with Recycling Area / 16101 signs). Last-checked 30 Aug 2026.
Who: Montgomery County residents and businesses. You unload. Trucks you own, borrow, or rent are OK. Proof of residency for residential users. Fees page: electronics accepted from residents and non-residential/commercial. Last-checked 30 Aug 2026.
What they take: TVs, computers and related electronics, phones, printers (empty ink/toner), audio/video, cables, game consoles, vacuums, and the rest of the posted How Do I list. “All collected items are recycled.” Not HHW. Last-checked 30 Aug 2026.
Fee: Recyclable drop-off: no charge except as noted. Last-checked 30 Aug 2026.
Cap: not stated. Last-checked 30 Aug 2026.
Phone: 311 or 240-777-0311. Last-checked 30 Aug 2026.
Last-checked: 30 Aug 2026
Source: electronics How Do I 311 drop-off facility hours fees residency Last-checked 30 Aug 2026.

On-call curbside electronics and household batteries

Hours

Set out by 7 a.m. on recycling day

Collection 7 a.m.–9 p.m. on recycling day

Must be scheduled. 311 pickup page (updated 28 Aug 2026): requests by 7 p.m. the day before the regularly scheduled recycling pickup; cancel by 7 p.m. the business day before. How Do I also says “or online”; form URL: not stated. Last-checked 30 Aug 2026.

Call 240-777-0311 311

No street address. Map omitted. Confirm you have County-provided recycling first.

On-call curbside electronics and household batteries
Address	Your curb on recycling day. No facility street address. Place at the curb by 7 a.m. Last-checked 30 Aug 2026.
Who	How Do I: residents in single-family homes and townhomes who receive County-provided recycling. 311 drop-off page: single-family residents who receive County-provided recycling. Confirm County-provided recycling before you request. Last-checked 30 Aug 2026.
What they take	Electronic items and household alkaline and rechargeable batteries. How Do I: larger quantity, or a single item when scheduling scrap metal. 311 pickup page: batteries and small electronic items only as part of a larger pick-up of these items (those two lines are unreconciled). Small electronics in a box labeled “Electronics” (How Do I: file-folder box). Batteries: tape ends with non-metallic tape; lidded plastic container or Ziploc. Last-checked 30 Aug 2026.
Fee	not stated on the curbside electronics pages fetched. Last-checked 30 Aug 2026.
Cap	Numeric cap: not stated. Condition: 311 pickup page says batteries and small electronic items only with a larger pick-up. Last-checked 30 Aug 2026.
Phone	311 or 240-777-0311. 311 pages say call during business hours; 311 clock hours: not stated. Last-checked 30 Aug 2026.
Last-checked	30 Aug 2026
Source	electronics How Do I recycling service details 311 drop-off 311 pickup Last-checked 30 Aug 2026.

Address: Your curb on recycling day. No facility street address. Place at the curb by 7 a.m. Last-checked 30 Aug 2026.
Who: How Do I: residents in single-family homes and townhomes who receive County-provided recycling. 311 drop-off page: single-family residents who receive County-provided recycling. Confirm County-provided recycling before you request. Last-checked 30 Aug 2026.
What they take: Electronic items and household alkaline and rechargeable batteries. How Do I: larger quantity, or a single item when scheduling scrap metal. 311 pickup page: batteries and small electronic items only as part of a larger pick-up of these items (those two lines are unreconciled). Small electronics in a box labeled “Electronics” (How Do I: file-folder box). Batteries: tape ends with non-metallic tape; lidded plastic container or Ziploc. Last-checked 30 Aug 2026.
Fee: not stated on the curbside electronics pages fetched. Last-checked 30 Aug 2026.
Cap: Numeric cap: not stated. Condition: 311 pickup page says batteries and small electronic items only with a larger pick-up. Last-checked 30 Aug 2026.
Phone: 311 or 240-777-0311. 311 pages say call during business hours; 311 clock hours: not stated. Last-checked 30 Aug 2026.
Last-checked: 30 Aug 2026
Source: electronics How Do I recycling service details 311 drop-off 311 pickup Last-checked 30 Aug 2026.

HHW is on the same campus, not a third street address, and it will not take TVs or computers. Rechargeable / tool / UPS batteries go to HHW (or curbside with electronics), not the electronics pile. Last-checked 30 Aug 2026.

Unreconciled Sunday: electronics How Do I says Recycling Area, open daily; 311 drop-off lists 16101 Frederick Road, Derwood, MD; facility/hours pages say Sunday use the Commercial and Truck entrance only (16055 Shady Grove Road, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.). This page does not pick a winner. Confirm the morning you go. Last-checked 30 Aug 2026.

Bring this

Proof of residency (residential): Maryland license or photo ID with a Montgomery County address; a current utility bill with a physical MoCo address and your name; or a mortgage statement / lease in your name for a physical MoCo address. Out-of-county plates still need one of those. Proof of County Residency.
You unload. County: residents are responsible for off-loading from their vehicles.
Wipe personal data before drop-off. County requires contractors/nonprofits to erase data on reuse and destroy remaining memory; still wipe. Apple: remove Apple ID and factory reset.
Curbside only: box labeled “Electronics” for small items; batteries taped (non-metallic tape) in a lidded plastic container or Ziploc. Itemized list for 311.

Not here

TVs or computers at HHW (HHW refuse list).
Electronics or batteries in the blue bin or household trash (fire risk).
Rechargeable batteries, UPS units, and tool batteries on the electronics pile — HHW (or curbside with electronics).
Small household appliances that are mostly metal — scrap metal, per the electronics How Do I page. (Dehumidifiers and water coolers also appear on the electronics accept list; this page does not pick a pad. Confirm the morning you go.)
Freon appliances (fridge, freezer, AC) — not this page. Next queue item.
Community-based drop-off event dates for 2026: not stated on the electronics How Do I page. MDE eCycling event table fetched today: no events reported to the Department.

What they take (electronics How Do I list)

Copied from the official How Do I page. Do not treat this as a store list. Empty ink/toner only where the county says empty.

Computers and related: computer disks; monitors (CRTs and flat screen); mice and keyboards; CPUs; docking stations; flash drives; floppy disks; hard drives; laptops; mainframes; modems; network hubs; peripherals; servers; tablets; terminals; thumb drives.
Televisions.
Phones: cell and landline. Answering machines.
Printers and printer drums; copiers; fax machines; scanners; printers’ empty ink; empty toner cartridges.
Audio/video: stereos; radios; speakers; headphones and wireless/Bluetooth; cassette / CD / MP3 / record players; recorders; VCR/DVR/DVD or Blu-ray players, discs, and CDs; VHS tapes; audio tapes; cassette tapes; video cameras; digital cameras and memory cards; cable/satellite boxes; projectors; remote controls.
Game consoles and controllers; electronic games and toys; drones.
Cables and cords (audio, computer, networking, power); copper / phone / coaxial / computer wire; switching boxes; chips and cards; circuit boards.
Vacuums (including small handheld); fans; air fryers; air purifiers; room heaters; dehumidifiers; water coolers; bug zappers; flashlights (no bulbs); small handheld electric tools; holiday string lights; solar light fixtures; electronic power generators (solar-panel electronic accessories and light fixtures).
Also posted: activity/fitness trackers; alarm clocks; clocks; calculators; GPS; electronic smartwatches; electronic reading devices; portable chargers; power supplies; typewriters; home security systems; surveillance cameras; digital home thermostats; diagnostic/sensing/control equipment; radar detectors.

County line: “All collected items are recycled.” Last-checked 30 Aug 2026.

Other locators (link out — not a store list)

The electronics How Do I page points to these tools. This lookup does not scrape or clone their databases. No store-address list.

Earth911 recycling location lookup (county names this tool; fetch of the locator homepage timed out today)
Maryland Department of the Environment eCycling
EPA electronics donation and recycling
Montgomery County Volunteer Center — donations (working computers; confirm with the organization)

Official sources

How Do I — electronics
How Do I — household hazardous waste (will not take TVs / computers)
How Do I — batteries
How Do I — scrap metal
Recycling service details (on-call electronics and batteries)
311 — electronics drop-off (updated 22 Apr 2026; cookie-redirect on fetch)
311 — electronics and battery pickup (updated 28 Aug 2026)
Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station
Trash and Recycling Drop-Off Hours and Events
User Fees
Proof of County Residency
Reduce the Risk for Trash Fires (batteries / fire risk)