Household hazardous waste (HHW) collection will occur
on Friday, May 4 and Saturday, May 5. HHW collection days are
generally the first consecutive Friday and Saturday of each month, April
through October. Collections are held at the Northwest Citizens’ Convenience
Center, 2840 Sisson St. Examples of accepted materials include old batteries,
oil-based paint, and pesticides. For a complete list of accepted and unaccepted
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The forth and final GROW Center Pop-Up of the Spring will be held Saturday, May 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The free event will be taking place at the Langston Hughes Community Action Center, 5011 Arbutus Ave. Community gardening and placemaking workshops will be happening; trees will be available for free, plants; and recycling bins will be available at low costs. Click here to register, advanced registration is encouraged!
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Please note that Styrofoam recycling services at 2840 Sisson
Street will end on May 21, 2018. After May 21 please place polystyrene
materials with your regular trash collection. Styrofoam should NOT be placed in
your single stream recycling. Read More
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The big City trucks will be on display for kids to
see, touch and sit in on BIG TRUCK DAY! The Baltimore City Departments of
Public Works, Transportation, General Services, Recreation and Parks, Police,
and Fire will have their big trucks on display for all the kids (both big and
small). Big Truck Day will be Saturday, May 12, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 1415 Key Highway (the parking lot of the Baltimore Museum of
Industry). Also at Big Truck Day, a recycling-related craft activity will be available, and recycling bins will be on sale for discount
prices: $7 for the 25-gallon bins; lids for just $3, and
$4 for the 18-gallon bins.
You can use anything to hold your recyclables, except for plastic bags! If you use plastic bags to collect you recyclables, please be sure to empty the contents into a bin, paper bag, cardboard box, or other marked container before setting it out for collection.
Find where to recycle plastic bags
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