By Emily Small, Department of Public Works and Transportation
Baltimore County’s 2021 to 2022 Reuse Directory is coming soon to a location near you. If you have unwanted items at home, consider donating them to be recycled or reused by others before you dispose of them. The Reuse Directory provides information on organizations, nonprofits and businesses around the Baltimore region that accept various items for reuse or certain types of recycling. It also describes the end use of donations, such as supplying people with resources they might not otherwise be able to obtain.
Baltimore County encourages residents to reuse or recycle items before disposing of them, an act that benefits both the environment and the community. Donating items for reuse helps others, reduces disposal costs and pollution and conserves space in our landfill. Plus, the COVID pandemic and related shutdowns have been tough on some nonprofit organizations, thrift stores and other businesses that accept and rely on unwanted materials. Donating your unwanted stuff for reuse will also help these organizations continue navigating back to “normal.”
The next time you have items you want to dispose of, check the Directory first to see the various organizations that will accept your materials. Copies of the Directory will be distributed to Baltimore County Public Library branches, senior centers and nature centers in the coming weeks. In the meantime, you can view the 2021 to 2022 Reuse Directory (PDF) online on the County’s website.