From Staff Reports Cumberland Times-News
OAKLAND — Garrett County has achieved a recycling rate of 45.17 percent for 2010, according to the county’s Department of Solid Waste & Recycling.
The Maryland Recycling Act requires each of Maryland’s jurisdictions to report the amount and types of materials recycled annually. Populations with less than 150,000, which includes Garrett County, are required to recycle 15 percent of their waste.
The county’s recycling rate for 2009 was 47.7 percent, according to the Maryland Department of the Environment, which ranked the county fourth in the state.
“It is now time for Garrett County businesses to report their annual recycling efforts to our office for 2011,” the department announced in a news release Tuesday.
All materials being recycled within the county or outside of the county and state are eligible and count toward the recycling rate. The 2011 recycling report forms are being mailed out with a deadline of March 16. Forms can be downloaded at www.garrettcounty.org.
Recycled materials include landscaping debris; carpet or cloth remnants; newspapers or catalogs sent back to manufacturers; wood waste to mulch/compost; oil filters; all mixed paper; toner cartridges; camera/film canisters; and all plastics. Common recyclables include aluminum cans; newspapers; cardboard; magazines; office paper; glass bottles and jars; electronics and mixed metal.
Businesses notice the benefits of recycling by enjoying a reduction in their monthly solid waste disposal fees. For additional information on recycling, call 301-387-0322 or email kmadigan@garrettcounty.org.
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