Maryland

  • Maryland Athletics Develops Recycling Plan for Home Games

    August 27th, 2008


    The University of Maryland at College Park has developed a campus-wide initiative called “Creating a Greener University,” and the first step will be a recycling program at athletic events that kicks-off with this Saturday’s football game.

    The program is called “Feed the Turtle,” and will feature recycling bins around Byrd Stadium and in tailgating areas to collect aluminum cans, continue …


  • Maryland State Highway Administration Adds Interesting Compost Ingredient

    July 29th, 2008


    When considering good things to compost, the last thing most people think of is a deer carcass.

    But that’s exactly what’s happening along the highway in New Market, Maryland, reports The Examiner.

    Rather than just removing the deer carcasses and burying them, the State Highway Administration turns the carcasses into compost. The compost is used to help grow roadside grass and wild flowers.

    The process is environmentally continue …


  • Single-Stream Recycling Boosts Rates in Baltimore

    July 3rd, 2008


    Baltimore City has seen an increase in recycling by nearly 20 percent since it began its single-stream program in January, reports the Associated Press.

    Single-stream recycling allows residents to put all recyclable materials together, instead of having to separate them into groups such as glass and paper. This year, the city has recycled 6,900 tons compared with 5,800 tons last continue …


  • A Scrap Metal Recycle-Off in Maryland

    March 31st, 2008


    Montgomery County is holding a two-month scrap metal recycling competition to encourage residents to properly dispose of household metals.


  • State’s Restaurants Don’t Recycle Shells

    February 4th, 2008


    Maryland is hoping to recover 10,000 oyster shells a year through a restaurant shell recycling program that would be used to rebuild oyster reefs.


  • Thompson Pushing Mandatory Bottle Return Bill

    December 31st, 2007


    Frederick County Commissioner John L. Thompson Jr. is attempting to develop a mandatory bottle recycling program for county retailers to increase recycling participation.


  • City to Order Thousands More Recycling Bins

    December 18th, 2007


    The city of Baltimore went through 10,000 recycling bins in a weekend as thousands of people stood in line to buy bins as part of the city’s single-stream recycling program that starts in January.


  • Richmond Recycles

    November 15th, 2007


    Richmond.com features an overview of recycling in Virginia as part of today’s America Recycles Day, along with facts about the state’s current and past recycling efforts.

    Virginia has 52 curbside recycling programs, and the state requires localities to recycle 25 percent of solid waste. Virginia also has 46 different drop-off centers, and recycles 38.4 percent of its solid waste.

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  • Trash is Cash

    November 12th, 2007


    The next time you consider throwing out that “trash,” remember that curbside recycling is a relatively easy action for everyone to improve our planet’s health.


  • Building a Sustainable America—One Community at a Time

    November 8th, 2007


    The EPA awarded $3 million in grants today to cities and universities under its Collaborative Science and Technology Network for Sustainability (CNS) program.