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When
will my recycling be picked up?
Your single stream recycling will be collected on your
current paper recycling day. In Morrell Park, this is the second and
fourth Tuesday of each month.
Will
there still be blue bag Mondays?
After Single Stream Recycling starts, there will be no
blue bag Mondays. In fact, plastic bags of any color will no
longer be accepted. They may be recycled at your local grocery.
Why are
plastic bags no longer acceptable?
Single stream recycling material is sent to a Single
Stream Processing Facility which uses an automated system to
sort and bale the recyclables. Plastic bags jam the automated
machinery. Ask for paper bags during shopping or use cloth/mesh
reusable bags.
Do I
have to use the new recycling bins?
No. You do not have to use the new bins in order to
recycle.
What
else can I use?
You may use paper bags, paper bound and tied with
string, cardboard boxes, or any container as long as it is
marked “RECYCLE.”
What
are plastic bottles and jars with the recycling symbols
1 through 7?
Instead of plastic bottles with a 1 and a 2 in a
triangle on the bottom (usually water, juice and soda bottles), you can
now recycle narrow neck/screw top plastic bottles like
detergent, bleach and cleaning bottles.
What
about the sale of yellow recycling bins?
Both 18 gallon and 25 gallon yellow recycling bins are
now available at Baltimore City's Kane Street Yard (111 Kane Street,
across from Patterson High School).
Bins can be purchased between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday
through Friday. 18 gallon bins are $5.00. 25
gallon bins are $12.00. Acceptable Payment – Cash, Money
Order or Check (addressed to City of
Baltimore Director of Finance).
Thanks to these dedicated community groups, below are
some alternative locations for residents to purchase
recycle bins. *Bin prices are the same as above.
Brooklyn and Curtis Bay Coalition
Contact: Cheryl Gorham -
Phone: 410-355-1100
Location: 320 E. Patapsco Avenue 21225
Hours: M-F 8am-5pm
Special Instructions: Call first to make sure
someone is at the locations
Midtown Community Benefits
District
Contact: Receptionist -
Phone: 410-528-1512
Location 1221 N. Calvert Street
Hours: M-F 9:00am-4:30pm
Special Instructions: Call to check availability
Charles Village Community
Benefits District
Contact: Katie Beltz or David Hill -
Phone: 410-235-4411
Location: 2301 N. Charles Street
Hours: M-F 8am-5pm
Special Instructions: Call to check availability
Please remember that yellow recycling bins are for
recycling only! Regular trash and debris will not be
picked up from recycling bins.
The promotional yellow bins are NOT REQUIRED to recycle
– a citizen can use any bin of his/her choice as long as
it is clearly marked “recycle,” citizens can also use
cardboard boxes and/or paper bags.
We do not have lids available for the 25 gal.
containers, but lids can be purchased separately at many
hardware stores.
We are exploring a future purchase of lids that will be
sold separately for those who wish to have covered
recycling bins.
Recycling is different from household garbage (it is
generally clean paper, bottles and cans) – a lidded can
is not required under this or our past recycling
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