Recycling in Annapolis

It seems that everybody nowadays is trying to be more environmentally conscious.  Recycling in Annapolis is just one of the ways to do that.  Recently, Mayor Joshua J Cohen added 18 new public recycling containers around Annapolis in an effort to encourage recycling efforts by the citizens of and visitors to our beautiful city as part of his Clean & Green initiative.

Right now, there are a total of 21 recycling containers placed throughout the downtown Annapolis area: along Main Street, Susan Campbell Park and both inside and outside the Market House.  This didn’t cost the taxpayers any extra money to implement, either.  Thanks to the rebate money received through Annapolis’ curbside recycling program, the City was able to buy eight brand new recycling bins.  The other 10 were refurbished.  Collection of materials left in the recycling bins will be handled by the current staff.

Not everything can go in the public recycling bins.  The following materials are acceptable to recycle:

• Aluminum items (such as cans and foil)
• Glass
• Metal food and beverage containers
• Paper (newspaper, magazines, cardboard, paper ads)
• Plastic bags
• Plastic bottles
• Plastic utensils

The Mayor plans to add more recycling containers around the City of Annapolis as soon as funding permits.  The Department of Public Works worked closely with the Historic Preservation Commission to create recycling bins that wouldn’t compromise the aesthetic of historic Annapolis. 

Congratulations to the residents of the City of Annapolis.  It is your recycling efforts at home that have allowed the city to make it easier to recycle in public and keep Annapolis beautiful.  Keep up the good work!

Bonnie Augostino, your Southern Maryland real estate specialist