Recycling Guide for Every Room

Many people only have one recycling bin in their household, and that is in the kitchen. You can reduce your trash even more by recycling in every room of your home! Remember to keep recycling simple, and when in doubt, throw it out!

Bathroom           YES Toilet paper rolls Empty shampoo, conditioner, or soap bottles (remove pump or cap) Empty aerosol cans Cardboard packaging            NO Toilet paper, paper towels, tissues Toothpaste or lotion tubes Any flexible packaging

Living Room   YES Books Magazines Tissue boxes   NO Tissues

Entryway           YES Junk mail Cardboard packaging Newspapers           NO Envelopes with bubble wrap Plastic packing material (bubble wrap, puffed bags, foam peanuts)

Kitchen           YES Plastic bottles/ wide mouth containers Glass bottles and jars Aluminum cans Cardboard packaging Milk and juice cartons Clean pizza boxes           NO Plastic bags Six pack rings/ other flexible plastic Soiled recyclables (with grease or food residue) Chip bags/ candy wrappers Styrofoam food packaging

America Recycles Day Event: Nov. 17

Join us to celebrate America Recycles Day! America Recycles Day is a Keep America Beautiful initiative and takes place each November. To celebrate, the Baltimore City Department of Public Works is having a recycling bin sale and plastic bag takeback! The yellow recycling bins will be available at discounted rates: 25-gallon bin with lid for $10 and the 18-gallon bin for $4. We only accept cash or check for recycle bin sales. Residents that bring us five (5!) or more plastic bags to be recycled will receive a reusable bag in exchange (limit one reusable bag per resident)!

Saturday, Nov. 17 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Langston Hughes Community Action Center 5011 Arbutus Avenue Baltimore, Md. 21205

Fight Food Waste this Holiday Season

Did you know about 20 percent of the U.S. waste sent to landfills and incinerators is food waste? Looking to reduce the amount of trash you set out, and cut your food bill? Visit Google’s new app to learn how to fight food waste! You can calculate the environmental impact of your food waste, and learn tips to waste less

Leaf Collection Season Has Begun

Leaf Collection Season: Oct. 29 to Jan. 7, 2019 Residents may call 311 before 6 p.m. Sunday to schedule a special leaf pick-up the following Monday for up to 20 bags. Up to 5 bags of leaves may be put out with your normal trash collection without an appointment.

Reminder: Please NO Plastic Bags

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

Need a Recycling Bin?

The bright yellow Baltimore City recycling bins are NOT needed to recycle! Place any labeled container (except plastic bags) out for recycling collection. The Office of Recycling offers free stickers to label your bin. Call us at (410) 396-4511 to request a sticker.