Recycling
Raising Recycling Awareness
Waste program managers are often tasked with raising recycling awareness at their organization because success relies on the daily actions of everyone. Increasing recycling awareness can increase the quality and quantity of recycled materials, but even the best campaign for recycling awareness won’t overcome a poorly designed recycling program. For 70+ years, Keep America Beautiful…
Read MoreOyster Shell Recycling
Did you know you can recycle oyster shells? We all know that the health of the Chesapeake Bay has been suffering in recent decades and that includes its oyster population. Here is a sobering fact: The Chesapeake Bay has lost more than 99% of its native oyster population and each year continues to lose more…
Read MoreAll About Styrofoam Recycling
According to the EPA, each year Americans throw away 25,000,000,000 Styrofoam cups. Even 500 years from now, the foam coffee cup you used for your coffee this morning will still be sitting in a landfill. Styrofoam products are easily identifiable by their numbered recycling symbol. All Styrofoam cups and containers must be rinsed and cleaned.…
Read MoreRecycling Centers in Maryland by County
Recycling centers in Maryland offer opportunities to recycle certain items that are not accepted in curbside, single-stream recycling. In fact, in some areas, these recycling centers in Maryland are the only way to recycle! Each MD County Recycling Center offers drop-off sites for various types of waste and recycling that can’t be collected in your…
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