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COVID-19 Coronavirus Updates and Guidance
The County is taking a number of actions to keep residents safe and minimize the spread of COVID-19. Find status information for County operations and services.
Recycling and Waste Prevention
The Recycling Division is responsible for promoting recycling and waste prevention (reduction and reuse). Baltimore County's only active landfill, Eastern Sanitary Landfill, is already more than half full.
Learn more about how we can preserve the life of the County's landfill by reducing our waste and recycling as much as possible:
- Single Stream Recycling Collection
- Recycling at Drop-Off Facilities
- Reduce and Reuse
- Learn More or Get Involved
Tangled Up
"Tanglers" are long or stretchy items—such as plastic bags, clothing, linens, rope, electrical cords and chains—that get caught in recycling facility equipment. These items bring the whole operation to a full stop, which wastes time and money, and endangers workers. You can help prevent this by keeping tanglers out of your recycling bin. Watch the following video to learn more.
Learn More
Visit abagslife.com or plasticfilmrecycling.org to find local retailers that will accept plastic bags for recycling. Download Baltimore County’s Reuse Directory (PDF) to find places where you can donate or sell unwanted clothing, linens and other tanglers.
Single Stream Recycling Collection
- Learn what items are accepted for recycling in the single stream program.
- Find information about "curbside" recycling collection, including collection schedules, set-out rules and troubleshooting assistance (residents of apartments and condominiums should contact their property manager directly for recycling set-out instructions).
- Find answers to frequently asked questions about the single stream program.
Recycling at Drop-Off Facilities
- Find directions and hours for the County's three drop-off facilities.
- Search a list of common materials that are accepted for recycling or disposal at the County's drop-off facilities.
- Learn about household hazardous waste recycling and disposal.
- Find out how to donate building materials to The Loading Dock's "Donate, Don't Dump" program.
- View details about the County's electronics recycling program.
Reduce and Reuse
- Learn how to manage yard materials and food scraps at home.
- Read about waste prevention.
Learn More or Get Involved
- View publications about recycling, composting, reuse, and the County's collection program.
- Like Clean Green Baltimore County on Facebook for the latest information on services and resources that support sustainable living.
- Sign up to receive The Resource monthly e-newsletter, in addition to other occasional Bureau updates, or read The Resource blog online.
- Request a recycling presentation for your elementary school or community group.
- Request a tour of the County's recycling sorting facility in Cockeysville.
- Read facts and statistics about recycling.
- View a list of recycling-related links.
- Find recycling information and activities for kids.
- Learn about the Bureau's internship program.
- View the Bureau's Ten Year Solid Waste Management Plan.
We're working to provide you with a better experience, and want your feedback. Learn more about our project and give your feedback.
Department of Public Works
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