RECYCLING DIVISION

Alan Wilcom, Chief
6751 Gateway Drive
Columbia, MD 21046
410-313-6444

Saturday, September 4

Expect delays at the Alpha Ridge Landfill, as the transfer station will be closed for floor repairs. Temporary traffic patterns will direct trailers and dumping vehicles to the landfill face. The Residents’ Convenience Center will be open. Wood and Yardwaste disposal will not be affected.

Monday, September 6

NO trash, recycling or yardwaste collection. All collections will slide and be made one day later that week. More

National Medication
Disposal Program

September 25, 2010
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Bring unwanted prescription medication to the Northern District Police Station (3410 Courthouse Dr), the Southern District Police Station (11226 Scaggsville Rd) or the Laurel Police Station (811 Fifth St). For more information and additional collection locations, click here.

Confused about the holiday schedule? Visit Holiday Schedule and Inclement Weather for a more detailed explanation.

Check out the dumpster dive at Howard County Community College.

Visit their recycling website.

Click here for the 2010 compost demonstration schedule.

Howard County Recycling Program

County Recycling Program participants may place their recyclables out all together. Metal cans, plastics, and glass bottles and jars can be combined with mixed paper and cardboard, without any need for bagging or binding the paper separately. A blue cart, bin or see-through bag is all you need. Bags that are not see-through may not be used for recyclables. Yardwaste should be placed out separately on your recycling day.

This method of collection is convenient for you, and efficient for the County recycling haulers. Participation studies in other jurisdictions have shown that the easier it is for people to recycle, the more likely they will be to participate in the recycling program.

Waste Management Recycle America (WMRA) is under contract to Howard County for the processing and marketing of recyclables. WMRA operates a state-of-the-art recyclables processing facility near Elkridge, which has the necessary equipment to sort recyclables in preparation for sale to individual material markets.

QUESTIONS? Email us at:
help@howardcountyrecycles.org

Don't want to drive to Marriottsville to recycle electronics? For closer options, click here. Or, visit our Electronics Recycling website.

Have old medication? Visit Disposemymeds.org or our Specialty Recycling page for proper disposal methods.

Did You Know?

All County public schools can recycle just like we do at home! For more information about their program, click here.

To request that a Recycling Coordinator speak to your school, click here.

Videos

Click here to watch a video of the recycling processor, Waste Management Recycle America.

Click here to watch our commercial about a resident's love for recycling.

Seasonal Solutions

Click on these "Seasons" for tips on how to deal with various types of wastes that are generated at different times of the year.