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Volume 4, Issue 3- December 2012
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Going Green for the Holidays
Frederick County Department of Solid Waste Management Volume 4, Issue 3 - December 2012
Christmas Tree Christmas Tree
Recycling!Recycling!
Go green after the
holiday by recycling
your cut tree. Remove
all trimmings and bring
to one of our drop off
locations:
Reichs Ford Road Yard Waste Recycling Site
Ballenger Creek Park (second parking lot on the left)
Kemptown Park (lower left parking lot)
Middletown Park Recycling Center (area next to maintenance shop)
Point of Rocks Ruritan Club (left side of parking lot)
Eyler Road Park Recycling Center (fenced area on right)
Heritage Farm Park (yard trimmings collection site)
You may well be finished your holiday planning, but here are some timeless tips to help
you waste less as you gather together with family and friends. Going green is a wonderful
way to celebrate the season and welcome a new year.
Remember—disposable plates, cups and cutlery are not recyclable! Nope, not
even those red Solo cups with the “recycling symbol” on the bottom. So, whenever
possible, try to utilize reusable cups, plates and serving ware.
Need a last-minute, “green” gift? Get a compost bin! Don’t forget, we sell them at
the landfill for just $20 (payable by check only), boxed and ready for gift-giving!
Need to wrap that compost bin? Try a reusable wrap! Place gifts inside a towel,
shirt, blanket or cloth bag—something that can be easily reused or re-gifted. Want to
get fancy? Practice the Japanese art of furoshiki for added flair! Their waste-
conscious culture has perfected the art of wrapping gifts in cloth.
Encourage out-of-town guests to recycle! Make sure there’s a recycle bin next to
every trash can—and hang our free, downloadable poster so friends and family are
sure to know what can and cannot be recycled! (Remember—paper gift tissue and
wraps are recyclable, but metallic/plastic gift wraps, bows and ribbons are not.)
Save money on bows, and conserve resources too! We love the idea of using the
scraps of leftover wrapping paper to make bows for your packages (find out how
online.) It’s efficient, economical and creates a recyclable add-on for your gift!
(According to the Washington Post, if every family in the U.S. used just two feet less of
holiday ribbon, the 38,000 miles of ribbon saved could tie a bow around the planet!)
Though the weather outside may be frightful, recycling can still be delightful! After
the holidays you may find that you have a lot of extra stuff to fit in your cart—all those
boxes, gift wraps, pie tins and eggnog cartons can really add up! Don’t let your efforts
go to waste; an over-stuffed cart is likely to tip over or lose some of its contents when
winter winds blow. Place excess materials next to your blue cart inside a paper
yard waste bag, cardboard box, or open container clearly labeled for recycling. Don’t
place recyclables in trash bags—or they’ll likely be left at the curb or thrown away.
And last but not least, don’t forget about holiday changes to your recycling
schedule! Curbside pickups shift for Christmas and New Years days. If you can’t
remember, maybe you should download our new mobile app (see page 3)!
New Recycling Calendar for 2013
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No, your curbside collection day has not changed, but many folks appreciate a reminder of when to recycle, so each year we send out recycling calendars. (Look for yours in your home mailbox in mid to late December. ) This year the calendar is in a new, unified format– showing the collection days for all households. To read the schedule for your street, you just need to know the color of your collection week (red or blue) and which day to set out your cart .
Again, this information has not changed from prior years—if you have always recycled every-other-Wednesday, you still do! Now you’ll simply need to know whether your Wednesday falls in a “red week” or a “blue week” on the calendar. On our mailer, this information is printed right above your postal address. However, if you don’t have the mailer, you can find your collection week (and day) online at www.FrederickCountyMD.gov/AtaGlance by just following these simple steps:
1. Click “Yes” to the two user agreements to enter the site
2. Enter your street address in the search bar at the top of the page
3. Click on the green “chasing arrows” recycling symbol at the top of the page; your household’s collection day and week will appear inside the pop-up box (at the top) that shows the recycling calendar.
If you have any questions, you may call 301-600-2960 to speak to staff in the county Office of Recycling.
If a paper calendar seems too old-school...upgrade to our cool, new digital app!
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Need a Little Help Recycling?
There’s an App for That!
Frederick County now offers residents a new way to get information—
a handy free app that puts everything you need to know about our
recycling program right at your fingertips!
The my-waste mobile app is designed to run on iOs or Android devices
(smartphones and tablet computers) and can be downloaded for no charge at:
www.my-waste.mobi/FrederickMD
The development costs and fees for this new app have been paid completely through grant funding provided by
Waste Management Recycle America, so we are pleased to offer this new technology to residents at no cost! It only
takes a few minutes to download and set up the app, then you’re ready to go, with reminders and answers!
My-waste offers:
Curbside recycling reminders – Frederick County’s curbside recycling program follows a bi-weekly collection schedule throughout the year. You can choose to:
receive a reminder every other week, for each of your collection days,
or
be reminded only when your collection day changes from its normal pick up, such as for holidays.
For all reminders, you can select one or more of the advance notice options and choose when you are reminded—anywhere from one week to one hour in advance.
A “Report a Problem” feature for customer service issues. This function allows residents to quickly and easily communicate non-emergency issues like missed collections, damaged recycling carts, and more. All a resident has to do is take a picture and type a note and the issue is automatically emailed to Frederick County Department of Solid Waste Management staff.
Concise accurate information on curbside and drop-off center recycling, yard waste, hazardous waste, etc.
A thorough ‘What Goes Where?’ database, with detailed disposal instructions for over 2,000 searchable items (such as “basketball”, “washing machine” or “candy wrapper”)
Facility information such as locations, hours, accepted materials, etc.
Contact information and links to maps and websites where needed.
Visit www.FrederickCountyMD.gov/my-waste for more information, or call 301-600-7405.
2012 Winners of the Business Waste Reduction & Recycling Award Local Businesses Honored for Their Efforts to Waste Less and Recycle More
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Each fall the Department of Solid Waste Management conducts a recognition program for local
organizations that strive to decrease the amount of waste they produce. Any local business may apply for the
Frederick County Waste Reduction and Recycling Award, and applicants are assessed for their waste
reduction endeavors. The 2012 winners were announced in November, as part of the county’s celebration of
“America Recycles Day” (a national program to promote recycling). The businesses honored by the Board of
County Commissioners on November 15 were:
Cowork Frederick
The Frederick News-Post
Musket Ridge Golf Club
Unique Optique
Zavos Architecture+Design
Each of these organizations has demonstrated leadership by implementing integrated waste
management practices such as composting, materials reuse, bulk purchasing, packaging reductions and
recycling. Additionally, their applications attest to an overall commitment to resource conservation, with
practices including “green” building design, energy conservation efforts, and environmentally-friendly
landscaping projects.
“These organizations serve as models, showing that “green” practices not only benefit the environment
but also are generally good for business,” remarked Lori Finafrock, Frederick County’s Recycling Program
Manager. “We commend these businesses; their waste reduction and recycling efforts demonstrate a
commitment to resource conservation and the long-term sustainability of our community.”
Standing, left to right: Bonnie Swanson and Kyle Roberson of Musket Ridge Golf Club; Allison Duvall and Callie Hart of Zavos Architecture + Design; Dr. Maria Higgins of Unique Optique; Will Randall of the Frederick News-Post; Julia and Glen Ferguson of Cowork Frederick; and Lori Finafrock, Fre-derick County’s Recycling Program Manager.
Seated, left to right: Commissioner David Gray, Commissioner Paul Smith, Comissioner Blaine Young, and Commissioner Billy Shreve.
Local Students Rethink Recycling! Middletown High School Rocks the Recycling World at 2012 Sculpture Competition
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Frederick County Department of Frederick County Department of
Solid Waste ManagementSolid Waste Management
9031 Reichs Ford Road Frederick, MD 21704
Office of Recycling: 301-600-2960 E-mail: [email protected]
Landfill: 301-600-1848 E-mail: [email protected]
Recycling service concerns, including requests for recycling carts, collection schedule inquiries, missed pickups, etc., should be directed to the contracted service provider— Allied Waste Services—by calling 301-694-6498, or sending email to: [email protected]
“Rethink Recycling” is an annual sculpture contest open to all high school
students, sponsored by the Maryland Department of the Environment. We’re
pleased that Linganore (LHS), Middletown (MHS) and Walkersville (WHS) high
schools all participated this year, and we’re THRILLED to say that our talented local
students rocked and ruled! 23 schools submitted 59 entries...and FCPS students
garnered five of the top nine prizes awarded—including the GRAND PRIZE!
Congratulations to Todd Ennis from MHS, the Grand Prize Winner for
his "American Flag," made completely from reclaimed textiles such as flannel shirts
and a fur coat - all unwanted materials from Goodwill. Ennis hand-stitched much of
the flag himself. He received an iPad for his efforts.
The category winners, who each received a Nook tablet computer, included:
Creativity: Andrew Pressley, MHS, for his "Meeko the Dolphin" an over seven
-foot tall dolphin made from styrofoam, soda cans and water bottles.
People’s Choice: Kaitlyn Ball, WHS, for crafting "Artist's Life," a painter's
canvas made from ceramic tiles, reclaimed textiles and metal.
The runners up, who each received refurbished laptop computers, included:
Creativity: Brittany Buck, WHS, for her creating a life-sized doll dubbed the
“Recycling Queen” made of water bottles, wire, cardboard, compact discs,
newspaper, plastic wrap, milk jugs, latex gloves, foil and bottle caps.
Workmanship: Katie Jones, MHS, for crafting her "Birds of a Feather," made
from soda cans, styrofoam cups, water bottles, paper towel rolls and wire.
Photos courtesy of the Maryland Department of the Environment. More photos and
information can be found on the MDE website.
Know a student enrolled in a Frederick County public school? If you’re interested
in school recycling stories, tips—and the monthly “report card” showing how much every
school recycles—sign up for our school newsletter! Send your request to Annmarie Creamer
at [email protected] or call 301-600-7405.
