Environmental Contacts for Businesses

This page lists contact information for businesses that can help you reduce your business's impact on the Anacostia. Another excellent resource for recycling programs and businesses in the metropolitan area is Maryland Recycles.

If you are interested in contact information for environmental groups active in the Anacostia basin, click here.
If you are looking for links to additional internet resources,
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GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL LINKS FOR BUSINESSES RECYCLING - BATTERIES
GREEN MARINAS PROGRAMS RECYCLING - FLUORESCENT LIGHTS/PCB BALLAST/APPLIANCES
NATIVE PLANT SUPPLIERS RECYCLING - GASOLINE
RAIN BARRELS RECYCLING - SCRAP METAL
RAIN GARDENS RECYCLING - TIRE HAULERS
RECYCLING - GENERAL INFORMATION SPILL PREVENTION AND CLEANUP CONTACTS
RECYCLING - ANTIFREEZE/OIL/OIL FILTERS TRASH - LANDFILLS, ILLEGAL DUMPING, STREET CLEANING

GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL LINKS FOR BUSINESSES

District of Columbia Department of Environmental Health

Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection

Prince George's County Department of Environmental Resources

Businesses for the Chesapeake Bay

The Virginia Business Mentoring Network

Small Business Environmental Home Page

GREEN MARINAS PROGRAMS

District of Columbia Green Marinas Initiative
Coordinator's Office - 202-724-5349

 

Maryland Clean Marinas Initiative
Coordinator's Office - 410-260-8773

 

NATIVE PLANT SUPPLIERS

Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
(Information on Bayscaping)
6600 York Road
Suite 100
Baltimore, MD 21212
(410) 377-6270

 

Lower Marlboro Nursery
Mary Stuart Sierra
P.O. Box 1013
Dunkirk, MD 20754
301-812-0808
(mostly herbaceous)

 

Behnke Nurseries Co. Garden Centers
11300 Baltimore Avenue
Beltsville, MD 20705
301-937-1100

 

Main's Nursery
3659 Riva Road
Davidsonville, MD 21035
410-798-6980

 

Behnke Nurseries Co. Garden Centers
3659 Riva Road
Davidsonville, MD 21035
410-798-6980



Maryland Natives Nursery, Inc.
(Wholesale trees and shrubs)
9120 Hines Road
Baltimore, MD 21234
410-529-0552
410-529-3883 (fax)

 

Behnke Nurseries Co. Garden Centers
9545 River Road
Potomac, MD 20854
301-983-9200

 

Maryland National Capital Park & Planning Commission
(list of plants native to Prince George's County)
301-952-3195


Behnke Nurseries Co. Garden Centers
700 Watkins Park Dr
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
301-249-2492

 

Maryland Native Plant Society
(Provide list of plants and nurseries)
P.O. Box 4877
Silver Spring, MD 20914

 

Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve
P.O. Box 685
New Hope, PA 18938-0685
215-862-2924


Thompson & Morgan
(Seed catalog)
P.O. Box 1308
Jackson, NJ 08527
1-800-274-7333

 

Bridgewood Gardens
1103 Honeysuckle Lane
Annapolis, MD 21054
410-849-5640

 

Tilden Lawn Nursery
1008 West Central Avenue
Davidsonville, MD 21035
410-798-4720

 

Crownsville Gardens, LLC
1241 Generals Highway
Crownsville, MD 21032
410-923-9800


U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Chesapeake Bay Field Office
(Information on Bayscaping)
177 Admiral Cochrane Drive
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-573-4500

 

Environmental Concern, Inc.
P.O. Box P, 210 West Chew Avenue
St. Michaels, MD 21663
410-745-9620
410-745-4066 (fax)

 

Wicklein's Water Garden
1820 Cromwell Bridge Road
Baltimore, MD 21234
410-823-1335


Homestead Gardens
743 West Central Avenue
Davidsonville, MD 21035
410-956-4777

 

 

RAIN BARRELS

Composters.com
23192 Verdugo Dr., Suite D
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
800-233-8438

 

James T. Warring & Sons
4545 S Street
Capitol Heights, MD 20743
301-322-5400

 

D & P Industries, Inc.
3166 N. Winchell ST..
Portland, OR 97217
877-546-4400

 

Rainsaver
211-B Grover St, PO Box 281
Lynden, WA 98264 USA
360-325-0289

 

Garden Suppliers Company
888-883-1412

 

Spruce Creek Company
800-940-0187

 

Rainpail
604 585-7245

Aaron's Rain Barrels
86 Watertower Plaza #174
Leominster, MA 01453
Phone: 978.790.1816
Fax: 775.628.4325

RAIN GARDENS

Biohabitats, Inc.
15 W. Aylesbury Road
Timonium, MD 21093
410-337-3659

 

Filterra (by Americast)
11352 Virginia Precast Road
Ashland, VA 23005
800-999-2278

 

The Center for Low Impact Development
5010 Sunnyside Avenue, Suite 200
Beltsville, MD 20705
301-982-5559

 

Horne Engineering Services, Inc.
2750 Prosperity Ave, Suite 450
Fairfax, VA 22031
800-994-6763

 

Ecosite, Inc.
3222 Old Fence Road
Ellicott City, MD 20142
410-804-8000

 

Versar, Inc.
6850 Versar Center, PO Box 1549
Springfield, VA 22151
800-283-7727

 

RECYCLING - GENERAL INFORMATION

District of Columbia Department of Public Works
District of Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004
Citywide Call Center: (202) 727-1000

 


Prince George's County Department of Environmental Resources
Prince George's County
Recycling Manger
Office of Recycling
9400 Peppercorn Place, 5th Floor
Largo, MD 20785
301-883-5045

 

Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection
Montgomery County
Department of Environmental Protection/Public Works
255 Rockville Pike, Suite 120
Rockville, MD 20850
240-777-6500
301-590-0046 -recycling hotline

 

 

RECYCLING - ANTIFREEZE/OIL/OIL FILTERS

See also our list of gas stations that accept used motor oil.

C&R Industries
5555 Branchville Road
College Park, MD 20740
301-441-4824
Recycles: Antifreeze

 

Safety-Kleen Corporation
1448 Desota Road
Baltimore, MD 21230
410-525-0001
Recycles: Used oil, solvent recovery

 

Chesapeake Environmental Antifreeze Recyclers
8464 Ardwick-Ardmore Rd.
Landover, MD 20785
888-773-2784
Recycles: Antifreeze

 

Safety-Kleen
3527 Whiskey Bottom Road
Laurel, MD 20724
410-792-7507
Recycles: Used oil, solvent recovery

 

International Petroleum Corporation
6305 E. Lombard Street
Baltimore, MD 21224
800-222-2511
Recycles: Used oil


U.S. Filter/Eastern Oil Company
5800 Farrington Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22304
800-673-8521
703-370-8205
Recycles: Used oil, antifreeze, oily water

 

MetalPro Used Oil Filter Recycling
7656 Twist Lane
Springfield, VA 22153
800-935-8301
Recycles: Oil filters

 

U.S. Filter Recovery Service
1105 North Point Boulevard
Suite 310
Baltimore, MD 21224
Recycles: Oil, Oily water

 

Mid States Oil Refining Company
3520 Fairfield Road
Baltimore, MD 21226
800-331-5408
410-354-9500
Recycles: Used oil, antifreeze, oily water & oil filters

 

 

RECYCLING - BATTERIES

Clinton Metal Company
Clinton, MD 301-297-4696
Recycles: Car batteries



Inmteco
245 Portersville Road
Ellwood City, PA 16117
724-758-2800
Recycles: Nickel-cadmium and nickel metal hydride batteries

 

Interstate Battery Systems of Prince George's County
PO Box 363
Mechanicsville, MD 2659
301-843-7732
Recycles: Car batteries

 

Waldorf Metal Company
Waldorf, MD 301-932-1220
Recycles: Car batteries

 

 

RECYCLING - FLUORESCENT LIGHTS/PCB BALLAST/APPLIANCES

Advanced Environmental Technical Service
3 Elm Drive, Suite 5
New Freedom, PA 17349
888-877-2387
Recycles: Mercury, fluorescent tube


Green Lights Recycling, Inc.
1116 B Kaniwha Boulevard, East
Charleston, WV 25301
800-704-0794
304-347-9950
Recycles: Fluorescent lamps, mercury, ballasts

 

Bethlehem Apparatus Company
890 Front Street
PO Box Y
Hellertown, PA 18055
610-838-7034
Recycles: Fluorescent lamps, mercury

 

Universal Appliance Recycling
8500 Ardmore Lane
Landover, MD 20785
301-773-3400
Recycles: Used appliances


Full Circle Ballast Recyclers
509 Manida Street
Bronx, NY 10474
800-775-1516
Recycles: Lamps, ballasts, transformers

 

USA Lights
3408 52nd Avenue
Hyattsville, MD 20781
301-699-6244
Recycles: Fluorescent lamps, ballasts

 

RECYCLING - GASOLINE

Bay Association and Environmental, Inc.
PO Box 21009
Baltimore, MD 21228
410-719-0707

 

Environmental Management Services, Inc.
1684 East Gude Drive, Suite 202
Rockville, MD 20850
301-309-0475

 

Bishop & Associates
PO Box 39059
Baltimore, MD 21212
410-669-0200

 

International Petroleum
6305 E. Lombard Street
Baltimore, MD 21224
410-633-0606

 

Capitol Environmental Services
8229 Boone Boulevard, Suite 310
Vienna, VA 22182
703-356-3135

 

Remtech Environmental
414 Westside Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21228
410-747-7286

 

Clean Harbors
1604 Bush Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
800-368-8838

 

Safety-Kleen Corporation
1448 Desota Road
Baltimore, MD 21230
410-525-0001

 

Clean Ventures
806-P Barkwood Court
Linthicum, MD 21090
410-636-8290

 

Safety-Kleen
3527 Whiskey Bottom Road
Laurel, MD 20724
410-792-7507

 

RECYCLING - SCRAP METAL

Clinton Metal Company
Clinton, MD
301-297-4696

 

Waldorf Metal Company
Waldorf, MD
301-932-1220

 

Larry's Metro Cores
301-460-7130

 

 

Wood & Tompkins Cores, Inc.
26 Irongate Drive
Waldorf, MD
301-843-8809

 

Montgomery Scrap Corporation
15000 Southlawn Lane
Rockville, MD
301-424-3000

 

 

RECYCLING - TIRE HAULERS

Affordable Refuse and Recycling
Upper Marlboro, MD
301-627-2900

 

MetalPro, Inc.
Springfield, VA
703-451-8300

 

Automotive Express
Arlington, VA
703-671-4620


Proco Company Tire Collection Service
5533 Winford Court
Fairfax, VA 22032
703-503-2211

 

Bates Trucking
Bladensburg, MD
301-773-2069

 

TN Trucking
Capitol Heights, MD
301-967-0040

 

Capital Sanitation Services
Hyattsville, MD
301-699-1100

 

Tri County Industries, Inc.
Hyattsville, MD
301-937-8611

 

Carvahlo Tire
Silver Spring, MD
301-890-6830

 

TSC Transport
Hyattsville, MD
301-341-5888

 

Guaranteed Used Tires
Woodbridge, VA
703-494-0326

 

 

SPILL PREVENTION AND CLEAN-UP CONTACTS

Spills - DC Emergency Management Agency 24 hour response line (202) 727-6161.

Routine regulatory or policy questions - District of Columbia Department of Environmental Health
51 N Street, NE, 3rd Floor
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 535-2270

 

Montgomery County Division of Fire & Rescue Services
240-777-2400
Email: sitecoor@co.mo.md.us


 

 

Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection
The Hazardous Incident Response Team
Montgomery County Division of Fire & Rescue Services
Work (301) 652-5603
Pager (202) 996-8505

 

Prince George's County Department of Environmental Resources
Environmental Engineering Program
Office (301) 883-7681


A & A Environmental Services
5200 Raynor Avenue
Linthicum, MD 21090
410-636-370
Responds to: Oil spills, Haz-mat, Underground storage tank leaks


Guardian Environmental Services, Inc.
1280 Porter Road
Bear, DE 19701
800-345-4395
302-834-1000
Responds to: Oil spills, Haz-mat, Underground storage tank leaks

 

AC&T Company, Inc.
11535 Hopewell Road
Hagerstown, MD 21740
800-458-3835
Responds to: Oil spills

 

 

I.T. Corporation
Four Research Way
Princeton-Forestal Center
Princeton, NJ 08540
800-537-9540
Responds to: Oil spills, Haz-mat, Underground storage tank leaks

 

Clean Harbors Company
1910 Russell Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
800-622-3360
Responds to: Oil spills, Haz-mat


Laidlaw Environmental Services
3527 Whiskey Bottom Road
Laurel, MD 20724
301-953-9583
800-638-4440
Responds to: Oil spills, Haz-mat, T.S.D. facilities

 

GSM Environmental, Inc.
PO Box 639
Royersford, PA 19468
800-258-5585
610-495-3000
Responds to: Oil spills, Haz-mat, Underground storage tank leaks

 

Nutshell Enterprises, Ltd.
4059 Norrisville Road
Jarrettsville, MD 21084
410-557-7583
Responds to: Oil spills, Underground storage tank leaks

 

 

GTS Duratek
10100 Old Columbia Pike
Columbia, MD 21046
410-312-5100
Temporary environmental professionals


Tri-County Industries, Inc.
5135 Frolich Lane
Hyattsville, MD 20781
301-937-8611
Responds to: Oil spills, Haz-mat, Underground storage tank leaks

 

 

TRASH - LANDFILLS, ILLEGAL DUMPING, STREET CLEANING

LANDFILLS

District of Columbia Ft. Totten Transfer Station
Supervisor's Office - 202-576-6810



Montgomery County Trash Montgomery County Division of Solid Waste Services
Main number: 240-777-6400
Customer Service: 240-777-6410

 

Prince George's County Trash Brown Station Road Landfill 301-952-7620

 

 

ILLEGAL DUMPING

District of Columbia Environmental Crimes Unit
Reporting Violations - 202- 645-7197


Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Police
Reporting Violations - 410-260-8888

 

District of Columbia Clean City Initiative
Coordinator's Office - 202-671-1403


Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Police
General Enforcement Questions - 410-260-8880

 

STREET CLEANING

District of Columbia Street and Alley Cleaning
Supervisor's Office - 202-645-4303