PLASTIC RECYCLING

Acceptable Plastics for recycling include all narrow neck bottles; and plastic tubs, jars, and trays with a number 2 or 5 in the recycling symbol.

DID YOU KNOW...
that recycled plastic bottles are made into new plastic bottles and carpet fiber & backing?

GENERAL RECYCLING TIPS

• Empty contents.
• Rinse lightly.
• Remove lids and crush. Label and ring may stay on.
• Place plastic bottles with mixed paper, glass and cans in see through, plastic bags or open top recycling bins.
• REUSE or RECYCLE extra plastic bags at a nearby grocery store that recycles plastics bags!

CURBSIDE COLLECTION

Once a week curbside collection of UNLIMITED PLASTIC bottles is provided to residents living in single family homes and most townhomes and trailer parks in Howard County. An on site, drop off program is available to apartments, condominums and other multi-family homes that use dumpsters for trash. Check with your resident manager or management office for details on how to bring recycling to your community. Howard County can provide recycling containers to apartments and condominiums if requested by the management.

YES we accept...

• plastic bottles
• milk jugs
• soda bottles
• laundry detergent
• salad dressing
• cooking oil
• shampoo
• cleaning bottles
• margarine tubs (with a #2 or 5 in the recycling symbol)
• yogart containers (with a #2 or 5 in the recycling symbol)
• peanut butter jars (with a #2 or 5 in the recycling symbol)
• plastic trays (with a #2 or 5 in the recycling symbol)

NO we can't accept...

• toys
• cups
• flower pots
• styrofoam
• extra plastic bags
• motor oil, pesticide or solvent bottles

HOW TO prepare plastic for curbside collection...

• Place in see through, plastic bag or open top recycling bins with recyclable mixed paper, cans and glass containers.

Inclement Weather

During inclement weather, every effort will be made to continue to provide for scheduled collections. If collections are cancelled due to snow, ice, or other severe weather, pick-up will be made the following week on your scheduled recycling day, if possible, or when road conditions permit. Call 410-313-6444 for cancellation and makeup information.

Holidays

Recycling collections are not made on the following six (6) holidays:

• New Year's Day **
• Memorial Day *
• Independence Day *
• Labor Day *
• Thanksgiving Day *
• Christmas Day **

* If your regular recycling day falls on one of these days, collections will be made the following week on your scheduled recycling day.

** If your regular recycling day falls on one of these days, collections will be made on the following day. When either of these holidays falls on Saturday or Sunday, collections will be made the following Monday.

DROP OFF LOCATION

You can also recycle PLASTIC Bottles as well as many other recyclables at our convenient ALPHA RIDGE LANDFILL RESIDENTS' CONVENIENCE CENTER
Hours: Monday through Saturday from 8 am - 4 pm.

PLEASE remember your 4's

when placing recyclables and trash
out for collection...

• UNLIMITED RECYCLABLES
  (however, 4 item per week limit for TRASH.)
• Each item under 40 pounds.
• Each item less than 4 feet long.
• Put out beFORE 6 a.m

Other sources of recycling information

Television: Cable Station GTV
White pages of your Bell Atlantic Phone Book explains Howard County's Recycling program
Local library: look in the reference section and at fliers stocked at information racks.