Solid Waste Work Group

The Baltimore County Solid Waste Work Group will examine the County’s current solid waste collection and disposal policies and practices, and will make recommendations for improving operations and reducing the amount of trash being produced in Baltimore County.

The Work Group is charged with completing its work and submitting a report to the County Executive by March of 2021.

KEY POLICIES AND PLANS

MEETINGS

The first meeting of the Baltimore County Solid Waste Work Group was held on November 19, 2020. In addition to holding meetings that will be open to the public, the Work Group will conduct a survey of residents to gather public input that will inform their recommendations.

MEMBERS

The Work Group’s membership includes County leadership, community members and industry representatives:

Stacy L. Rodgers, County Administrative Officer (Chair)
D’Andrea Walker, Acting Director, Department of Public Works (DPWT)
Mike Beichler, DPWT Solid Waste Bureau Chief
James Benjamin, County Attorney
Steve Lafferty, Chief Sustainability Officer
Seth Blumen, Energy and Sustainability Program Coordinator
Matthew Carpenter, Office of Budget and Finance
Israel “Izzy” Patoka, County Councilman, District 2
Ed Adams, Vice President, JMT; Former Director of DPWT
Lois Jacobs, Chair, Baltimore County Advisory Commission on Environmental Quality
Sara Bixby, Deputy Executive Director, Solid Waste Association of North America
Chaz Miller, Board Member, Maryland Recycling Network
Shane Robinson, Executive Director, Trash Free Maryland
Willie Goode, President/CEO, Goode Companies, Inc.
Michelle Grace, Owner, Shelz Sanitation
Robert Singleton, General Partner, Cockeys Enterprises, Inc.
Cara Hill, Citizen Representative
Eric Addison, Citizen Representative