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Recycling Office
FLINTSTONE & OLDTOWN REFUSE SITES ARE CLOSED Allegany County
Government’s Solid Waste Collection Areas in Flintstone and Oldtown are
closed on Wednesday, February 10, 2010, due to weather conditions. The
Flintstone site on National Pike is usually open four days a week,
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Oldtown site on
Westernport Town Hall Recycling Newspapers & Cans
Allegany County Government now has a recycling site again in Westernport in the parking lot beside the Town Hall, 19823 Washington Street. This site replaces the previous Tri Towns Plaza location.
There are 19 recycling sites operated by Allegany County Government: Bel Air, Cumberland, Flintstone, Frostburg, LaVale, Little Orleans, Lonaconing, Mount Savage, Oldtown, and Westernport.
NEWSPAPERS AND ALUMINUM AND METAL CANS IN WESTERNPORT
Different recycling sites accept different recyclable materials. Citizens will be able to recycle newspapers and metal cans dawn to dusk, seven days a week at the new recycling site in Westernport.
There is an easy rule of thumb to remember for recycling newspaper: if it comes with the newspaper, recycling it with the newspaper. Specifically, glossy inserts can be recycled with the newspaper. Keep all paper dry.
Metal cans – specifically, aluminum beverage cans and steel food cans – can be recycled. Labels and lids are acceptable on metal items. Rinse all food cans.
Reminder: Allegany County Government also has small free standing recycling bins designated for aluminum beverage cans in many public places throughout Allegany County.
GENERAL RECYCLING GUIDELINES
Recycling is important and in order to be environmentally successfully and financially viable, there are guidelines to follow:
Do NOT co-mingle recyclable materials in any recycling bins! Put aluminum cans in the bin marked “aluminum,” put newspapers in the bin marked “newspaper.” This contaminates the bin – there is additional labor/expense involved for Allegany County Government’s recycling program to separate the contents – all of the contents of the bin may have to be deposited in the landfill.
If you carry your recyclables to the recycling site in paper bags, plastic bags, or cardboard boxes – do NOT put these bags and boxes into the recycling bin. This too, is co-mingling. Also, a special request NOT to tie plastic bags to the bins.
RECYCLING IS IMPORTANT
Allegany County Government wishes to enhance the awareness of community members about the importance of recycling and encourage individuals and businesses to do so. Recycling definitely helps the environment. Valuable landfill space is saved and the material is recycled and reused to manufacture desirable products. All recycled materials help Allegany County reach its’ 15% recycling goal, a mandate from the State of Maryland. Please, Reduce – Reuse – Recycle (and compost). RECYCLING SITES
Allegany County Government’s website, www.gov.allconet.org , has detailed information about recycling. From the homepage select – departments – recycling. Preparation 101 and Drop Off Sites are particularly useful sections. |
