Carroll County Maryland Office of Recycling

10/30/2025

Wishing everyone a safe and happy Halloween. Remember to toss those candy wrappers in the trash - they aren't recyclable and create scary contamination. Trick or treat pails and other decor don't belong in the recycling either. Please reuse those items next year or donate items in good condition. Don't forget to use Recycle Coach to help you recycle right!

10/30/2025

10/29/2025

Happy National Cat Day! This is Sally, she is a rescue cat, and she LOVES plastic bags. Only she knows why she loves them so much. If you don't have a Sally in your life to help you reuse your bags, please take them to a retailer drop-off for recycling. NEVER put plastic bags of any kind in the recycling bin. Check the link in the comments for more information, and don't forget to use Recycle Coach to help you recycle right.

10/28/2025

10/27/2025

Meet these amazing environmental stewards from Carroll County!

10/24/2025

Trick or treat? Here’s the trick — most candy wrappers aren’t easily recycled. 😬🍫

This Halloween, make your celebration a little greener — choose treats with recyclable packaging, skip the single-use plastics, and keep those wrappers out of our streets and streams. 🌎✨

Find more tips for a spooky, sustainable holiday: https://bit.ly/3YojRgJ

P.S. Check with your community to see if anyone is offering candy wrapper drop-off locations!

10/20/2025

Halloween should be the fun kind of spooky time of the year, yet for some of our wildlife it can be terrifying. While there isn’t a hard statistic pointing out how many birds are casualties of fake spiderwebs there are many cases documented that can be found online.

A lot of fake spiderwebs consist of synthetic fibers such as polyester, nylon, or PVC which aren’t biodegradable and often pieces get blown off and linger outside where they can harm animals. Simply leaving natural spiderwebs outside as they happen is the best bet. That said, if you have artificial spiderwebs, use them indoors, that way you can also keep reusing them.

Check out the link for ways to decorate your yard and home, while keeping birds safe, https://www.audubon.org/magazine/how-have-bird-friendly-halloween

(Photo is a dramatic re-creation of the potential dangers of decorations.)

09/30/2025

Used aluminum drink cans can be recycled and back on supermarket shelves as new drink cans in as little as 60 days. But if an aluminum can goes to landfill, it will stay there for 500 years before it oxidizes. Be sure to recycle every can every time!

09/24/2025

During tomorrow's green fair & farmers market, we will be accepting batteries to be recycled. Visit the Sustainability table 3-7pm! See details of what we can accept here: https://www.criticalpowerinc.com/battery-recycling

09/22/2025

Have some old flat screen televisions, computer monitors and printers sitting around in your house that you don't need? The Town of Mount Airy and the American Legion Auxiliary Gold Star Unit 191 want to help!

Bring these items to Electronic Recycle Day on Saturday, Oct. 11 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the American Legion Gold Star Post 191, 801 Prospect Rd.

Acceptable items include: laptops, scanners, monitors, mainframes, keyboards, software media, printers, fax machines, typewriters, POS systems, AV equipment, servers, speakers, circuit boards, terminals, copiers, radios, phones, hard drives, microwaves, cords, tablets, cameras, stereos, cables, mass storage systems, gaming systems, flat screen televisions, modems, routers, VCRs, DVD and CD players, and household electronics.

Unacceptable items include: glass, lightbulbs, smoke detectors, thermostats, any liquids, microwave glass plates, any chemicals, PCBs, aerosols, paint, anything with mercury, fossil fuels.

NO batteries will be accepted at this event.

ONLY flat screen televisions will be accepted.

So clean out your house and help the environment at the same time. We hope to see you there!

09/19/2025

Check out this awesome event! Bring your old cell phones and tech for recycling, too!

The speakers are set, the beers are cold - Ignite is here! Join CTIC at 1623 Brewing Company for Ignite Carroll 13.

Ignite Carroll brings together community members for an evening of fast-paced, 5-minute Talks. The format is fixed—20 slides, 15 seconds each—but the topics are limitless. Expect to be informed, entertained, and inspired as speakers share their minds, stories, and passions. It’s a night of surprises, laughter, and connection—five minutes at a time.

Interested in attending Ignite13? Visit carrolltechcouncil.org/ignite to grab your tickets today!

Starting some fall cleaning? Bring unwanted electronics to be recycled safe, and securely. Fun giveaways could be waiting for you if you do. 😄

09/18/2025

Last Call! Carroll County Environmental Advisory Council Seeks Nominations for Awards! If you know a student who has done a project that might qualify, they could potentially win $1,000.
The Carroll County Environmental Advisory Council (EAC) is seeking nominations for the 2025 Environmental Action Awards. Awards are presented biennially to individuals and groups that have demonstrated and promoted awareness of the environment through their actions and projects. Awardees will be chosen from nominations submitted by their peers. Self-nominations will also be accepted. Nominations must be submitted by Monday, September 22, 2025.
Awards will be granted for endeavors and projects that are advantageous to the environment and have the potential for long-term community environmental benefit in each of three categories: Positive Practices, Educational Outreach, and Student Engagement.
The winners of each category will receive a gift basket from Sun Nurseries in Woodbine valued at $350, a gift basket valued at $50 from JeannieBird Baking Company, and a gift from Local Homestead Products in New Windsor (value to be determined). The Student Engagement winner will also be awarded a $1,000 student scholarship donated by Spot-On Engineering Solutions, Inc., and the Educational Outreach winner will receive a book from Rudolph Books in Westminster.
Check the link for nomination criteria, forms, and information on how to submit a nomination.
The deadline for nominations is September 22, 2025.

Last Call! Environmental Advisory Council Seeks Nominations for Awards Carroll County MD Government sent this bulletin at 08/25/2025 09:30 AM EDT --- PRESS RELEASE --- For Immediate Release Last Call! Environmental Advisory Council Seeks Nominations for Awards Westminster, Maryland, Monday, August 2...