Yard Trim Composting Facility
The Montgomery County Yard Trim Composting Facility (MCYTCF), located in Dickerson, Maryland, has been in operation since 1983. The Maryland Environmental Service (MES) operates the facility and markets the finished products under an intergovernmental agreement with Montgomery County. MES is a state agency structured as a nonstock, nonprofit, public purpose corporation established to assist Maryland jurisdictions with environmental operations. MES markets the finished compost produced at the facility under their Leafgro® brand name. Leafgro® is available in bags and in bulk. Leafgro® is available at lawn and garden dealers throughout Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.
The MCYTCF site comprises 118 acres and is located adjacent to the Montgomery County Resource Recovery Facility. Incoming tons of yard trim is capped at 77,000 tons per year.
- 49-acre asphalt pad
- 3 stormwater management ponds
- 80,000 square foot pavilion for drying and screening finished compost
- office/scale house
- maintenance building
- storage building
- pump-house for the on-site well
The Composting Facility is located at
21210 Martinsburg Road Dickerson,
MD 20842-9406
Hours of operation
Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
NO TOURS ARE AVAILABLE
Resources
The Montgomery County Yard Trim Composting Facility (MCYTCF), located in Dickerson, Maryland, has been in operation since 1983. Montgomery County operates the facility through a contract with Maryland Environmental Service (MES). MES is a state agency structured as a nonstock, nonprofit, public purpose corporation established to assist Maryland jurisdictions with environmental operations. The facility produces and sells both bulk and bagged Leafgro®, a high-quality compost used extensively by landscapers and homeowners for soil improvement.
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