The Recycling Division is responsible for promoting recycling and waste prevention (reduction and reuse).
Baltimore County's only landfill, Eastern Sanitary Landfill, is already half full. We can preserve the life of the County's landfill by recycling as much as possible and reducing our waste.
Get connected to Baltimore County's recycling program. View and/or download your collection schedule, submit a request or complaint regarding your trash and recycling collection, view our collection program guide, and more.
The County Council approved the County's Ten Year Solid Waste Management Plan on December 1, 2008. The Plan, including an Executive Summary, may be viewed here. The Plan is subject to review and approval by the Maryland Department of the Environment.
Sign up for our e-mail group to receive The Re-Source, our quarterly newsletter, for viewing and/or downloading. In addition, you will receive occasional e-mails about news and upcoming events.
Information on what materials you can recycle in Baltimore County and how to set them out for collection.
Baltimore County residents can drop off their electronics for recycling at any one of the County's three drop off facilities.
Composting and vermicomposting are great ways to handle organics, including yard materials and food residuals.
Baltimore County produces many educational publications, including our quarterly newsletter, a Reuse Directory, and a trash and recycling program guide. Recycling posters are also available for downloading.
Activities and information designed to help kids get involved in recycling and caring for the environment.
Revised April 23, 2009
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