Please place all recycling materials (Plastic and glass bottles and jars, paper and cans) in recycle bins, cardboard boxes, paper bags or a clearly marked container and they will be collected citywide on your regularly scheduled recycling day.
Set out recycling items by 7 a.m. for collection. (Zone 5 is an evening collection. Please see map).
If your collection day falls on a holiday, please hold your recycling items until the next scheduled collection day.
For additional information, please dial 311.
plastic grocery bags, wire hangers, contaminated paper and cardboard, chemicals or paint, waxed packages (juice boxes, etc.), paper napkins, towels, plates and tissues, plastic cookware or plates, yogurt/cottage cheese/margarine tubs, cat litter, plastic utensils, dry cleaning bags, foil, waxed paper, window glass, mirrors, deli or takeout cartons, foam or plastic packaging material, bottles or cans used for toxic substances.
Baltimore City offers Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) drop off free to city residents during its bi-annual HHW drop off days; the 4th Saturday and Sunday in April and the 4th Saturday and Sunday in October. For more information, please dial 311 or look to your Public Works calendar for time and location.
Acceptable materials include:
automotive fluids, break fluid, button batteries, car batteries, coal tar products, creosote products, floor care products, fungicides, furniture strippers, gasoline, herbicides, household batteries, insecticides, kerosene, laser toner cartridges, oven cleaners, paint, oil based and latex paint, paint thinners, pesticides, pool chemicals, propane gas tanks (30 gal. only), rust removers, solvents, turpentine, varnishes and stains, weed killers, wood preservers, straight florescent light bulbs.
Presently, Baltimore City only accepts the straight fluorescent bulbs during our twice a year household hazardous drop-off days. Many Ikea stores offer a “Free Take Back” program for CFL bulbs. Also, Home Depot recently announced that each of its 1,973 store locations will also offer free CFL recycling. At Home Depot, customers can drop off expired, unbroken bulbs at the returns counter of any Home Depot store. However, at point of purchase, you are encouraged to check with the retailer or manufacturer for possible take back or recycling programs. Also, for additional information and assistance on disposal please visit MDE's website at www.mde.state.md.us/recycling. Once there, click the link that says "Special Projects." There you will see a link for "Mercury Recycling" including additional information on proper disposal of CFLs.
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