Last updated on 02/03/2010 at 18:46.
Single stream recycling is here! Starting February 5,2009 you can put your paper, plastic, cardboard, metal and glass recyclables into the same container!
- If you received a new residential recycling cart, you can use it now!
- In the first month of the new program please place the old County-issued 18-gallon bin at the Curb, alongside the new cart. Bins set out next to a cart will be collected for use in other recycling programs
- Not all 18-gallon bins need to be returned to the County. If an 18 gallon bin has been paid for, it is the resident's property. Also, for some residents an 18-gallon bin may be the container of choice. In these cases bins may be kept.
- Recyclables do not have to be sorted, bundled, or compacted but must be emptied. It is recommended that items be rinsed.
- Excess recyclables can be put in a paper bag, cardboard box, or bundled and placed alongside the recycling container.
- Curbside pick-up will be every other week— in Whittier it is every OTHER Thursday, starting on Feb 5, 2009.
- Recyclables must be placed at the curb no later than 6am of the day of collection. Please place cart with the lid facing the street, four feet from possible obstructions such as mailboxes or cars.
- PLEASE NOTE: Your curbside collection contractor is Allied Waste Services. Customer service matters should be directed to them by calling 301-694-6498 or sending email to: frederickrecycles@republicservices.com.
For more information or further assistance, call the Frederick County Office of Recycling at 301-600-2960 or visit our Website: http://www.co.frederick.md.us/recycling
When to Recycle:
- Recyclables will be picked up biweekly. Your regular collection will happen every other THURSDAY. Your exact collection days are shown below.
* Please place the container curbside by 6am on the day of collection.
- Collection will NOT take place on the followingholidays:
- Good Friday, 4/10
- Memorial Day, 5/25
- Labor, Day 9/7
- Thanksgiving, 11/26
- Christmas, 12/25
- New Year's Day, 1/1/2010
- After a holiday, the collection schedule for the remainder of the week will be shifted one day later than the usual day. Please refer to the calendar below.
- Dates of Collection
- Feb 5, 19
- Mar 5, 19
- Apr 2, 16, 30
- May 14, 29
- Jun 11, 25
- Jul 9, 23
- Aug 6, 20
- Sep 3, 17
- Oct 1, 15, 29
- Nov 12, 27
- Dec 3, 17, 31
Acceptable Items Include:
- Newspapers, magazines and catalogs (including all inserts)
- Junk mail and envelopes
- Paperboard boxes, such as cereal and cracker boxes (no liners)
- Corrugated cardboard
- Clean paper products, including colored and white papers, such as fax, copy, computer printouts, file folders, note cards, etc.
- Shredded paper (gather and place in a paper bag)
- Brown paper bags
- Non-metallic wrapping paper
- Milk and juice cartons
- Books (including paperbacks, textbooks and hardbacks)
- Telephone books
- Glass jars and bottles
- Tin and steel cans, such as pet food, tuna, vegetables, etc.
- Empty aerosol cans
- Aluminum food and beverage containers, such as soda cans
- Aluminum foil and pie pans
- Empty plastic containers, including narrow-neck bottles, such as water or soda, and wide-mouth tubs such as peanut butter, margarine, yogurt, sour cream, mayonnaise, whipped topping, prescription bottles, etc.
- Plastic bags, such as grocery bags, and plastic films, such as food wraps (gather and place inside a single bag for collection)
Not Recyclable:
- Soiled paper products (such as paper plates, tissues, greasy pizza boxes)
- Wax paper, metallic wrapping paper
- Hazardous material containers (such as pesticides, motor oil, or antifreeze)
- Microwaveable disposable metal trays, plastic "clamshell" packaging (such as from salad bars), and molded plastic retail packaging
- Polystyrenes (Styrofoam™)
- Large Plastics, such as furniture, coolers, etc.
- Any container that is not empty
Curbside recycling is a service provided by your Frederick County Government
Recycling containers provided by the County should remain at the street address they are assigned to, even if residents move.
