Hamilton Hills Neighborhood

Recycling in our Hamilton Hills Neighborhood and Maryland Community

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Donate your used inkjet toner cartridges or old cell phone to HHNA for Neighborhood Improvement & Greening Projects

 

Your Hamilton Hills Neighborhood Association is always working on some kind of project to improve the neighborhood for YOU!!  Raising funds for these projects is always an issue.  We have several project ideas that we are developing grant proposals to get funding.  Since grants are not always easily obtainable, we have also partnered with Recycle North America to fundraise for these projects through recycling.  At the General HHNA meetings (held every third Wednesday in odd numbered months) we will now be accepting used inkjet cartridges and used cell phones (as long as the cartridges and phones are undamaged) for recycling – there will be a box available at the entrance to the meeting location.  HHNA, as a non-profit organization, will receive some funds in return for every item we collect for recycling.  Please see the HHNA website for more details on some of our projects or contact Sandy Young via e-mail or phone (410-426-9672) for more details.

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Recycling is mandated by law in Maryland

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While the city currently does not have enforcement of recycling, many cities are going towards mandatory recycling to cut down on the expense of garbage disposal.  Let’s do our part and work towards bettering our community and environment on our own!

 

- Seattle Mandates Recycling - Feb 2005 - CNN Article

 

 

Baltimore Recycles!

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The Baltimore City Department of Public Works provides free curbside pick-up of recycling!!  Please see their website for pick-up days in your area if you do not have a DPW calendar (one got sent out to every resident of the city at the turn of the New Year.)  There are also 6 recycling drop off locations located in the city.  If you miss your recycling day and do not have room to store it, bring the items to your closest drop off location:

 

Baltimore also has curb-side pick-up of Christmas trees in January and bi-annual recycling (at specific drop-off locations) for hazardous waste (oil, paint, etc) – on a weekend usually in April/May and October/November.

 

2005 Household Hazardous Waste Days:

Spring Clean-Out:  Saturday, April 30^th & Sunday, May 1^st (time for drop-off: 11am-3pm)

Fall Clean-Out:  Saturday-Sunday, October 29^th – 30^th (time for drop-off: 11am-3pm)

 

There is only one Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Location in the city on these dates:

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute 

1400 West Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore 21209

 

 

 

Looking to Recycle other items?  Look no further than the Earth 911 site!

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Earth 911 will help you recycle everything from computer equipment to household hazardous waste (household cleaners, paint & painting stuff, pool chemicals, tires, etc) to used motor oil.

 

Pouring hazardous waste, such as engine oil and radiator fluid, down the drain or throwing it in the garbage causes serious harm to the environment and your water supply.

 

Recycle Building Supplies:

• The Loading Dock (donate excess/lightly used housing materials or purchase new or lightly used materials to do improvements to your home)

 

Special Environmental & Recycling Calendar Events:

Earth Day (http://earthday.org/) – Every year – April 22^nd

 

America Recycles Day (http://americarecyclesday.org/) – Every year – November 15^th

 

 

 

Recycling Today

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Information on Recycling via articles and company information.

 

 

 

Maryland Recyclers Coalition

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Be informed about sustainable programs throughout Maryland (know the 3 R’s: reduce, reuse, recycle!)

 

 

 

Kids Recycle – Tools for Zero Waste Schools

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Doing what’s best for the community & environment means teaching our children good habits when they are young.

 

More recycling information for kids

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