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3118 Oakland Sang Run Road, Oakland, Maryland 21550
Telephone: (301) 387-0322, Courthouse Telephone: (301) 334-1928, Fax: (301) 387-2224


               What to Recycle and Where

       WHAT

YES

NO

         WHERE

NEWSPAPER
& PHONE BOOKS

Keep clean & dry. Leave loose. Remove covers.

NO Bulk mail, plastic or paper bags, magazines, glossy inserts, or twine.

All Locations

ASSORTED OFFICE
PAPER

Envelopes, copy/fax paper, colored paper, computer paper, legal paper, carbonless paper, file cards, manila folders, adding machine tape.

NO Carbon paper, paper bags, hand towels, or food wrappers.

Landfill, Bumble Bee, Webers and Grantsville.

CARDBOARD

Corrugated cardboard (i.e., two pieces flat board w/ruffled layer in between.) Remove any packaging & flatten boxes. Shiny Cardboard, Tape & Staples Okay.

NO waxed cardboard, cereal boxes, shoe, shirt or soda boxes, or yellow Asian cardboard.

All Locations

GLASS BOTTLES
AND JARS

Bottles & Jars ONLY. Empty & rinse. Remove lids and rings. Separate by color (clear, brown and green). Labels Okay.

NO Ceramics, mirrors, crystal, window pane, light bulbs, dishes, milk, or auto glass.

All Locations

ALUMINUM

Soda & Beer Cans. Empty & rinse. Crush (Optional). 

NO Food, Tin, Aerosol, Paint, nor other hazardous material cans.

All Locations. Local Scrap & Salvage Yards. Call Office for Contact List.

#1 PET PLASTIC BOTTLES

Plastic bottles with “Necks.” (i.e., Milk, Soda, Ketchup, etc.) Remove lids & throw away. Crush (Optional). Labels O.K.

NO food containers (i.e., fruit containers)

No #2-#7 Plastic

 

Grantsville, Kings Run, Webers and Bumble Bee.

#2 HDPE PLASTIC
BOTTLES & JUGS

 

 

 

Plastic bottles with “Necks.” (i.e., Milk, bleach, detergent, water, shampoo.)

Rinse. Remove lids and throw away. Crush (Optional).  Labels O.K.

Buckets, tubs, bowls, silverware, bags, egg carton, plates & food containers (i.e., margarine.)  No #1, #3 - #7 Plastic

Grantsville, Kings Run, Webers and Bumble Bee.

 

TIRES

Car, truck, equipment tires with or without wheels.

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Landfill only. Additional fees apply. Local Retailer - Fee Applies. Perry's Solid Waste & Disposal - Fee applies.

APPLIANCES

Washers, dryers, stoves, hot water tanks, dishwashers, et al.

NO appliances containing Freon will be accepted at the sites.

All locations except Friendsville.

Additional fees apply. Retailer Take-Back Program.

APPLIANCES
WITH FREON

Refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners and dehumidifiers.

DO NOT damage refrigerator tubing. DO NOT release Freon into the air.

Landfill Only. Additional fees apply. Retail Take-Back Programs.

YARD WASTE

Grass clippings & leaves for compost pile only. Must be loose.

Do not mix with household waste. No Bio-Degradable Bags.

Landfill only. Additional fees apply.  Mellott Farm 301 387 6815 for FREE

BRUSH

Brush & branches.

Do not mix with household waste.

Landfill only. Additional fees apply.

MOTOR OIL& ANTIFREEZE

OIL (which includes): Engine Oil, Transmission Fluid, Power Steering Fluid, Diesel Fuel, Gear Oil, Turbine Engine Oil, Hydraulic Oil, Fuel Oil (#2, #4, #6) and Kerosene.

Do not mix together prior to delivery to site for recycling.

Do not mix oil or antifreeze with any other fluids. Do not pour down drain or onto the ground.

Dispose of containers housing oils & antifreeze.

All locations except Friendsville & Kings Run.

Barrels or Large Amts. accepted at Hutton Auto, Oakland and Diehl's Ford, Grantsville.

 

MAGAZINES

Keep Clean & Dry.  Shiny & slick papers, brochures, catalogs, phone book cover, coupons, etc.

NO Office Paper, carbon paper, paper bags, plastic bags or cardboard.

Bumble Bee, Webers, Grantsville, and Landfill.

 

ELECTRONICS

(PILOT PROGRAM)

All Electronic, Computer Devices and Microwaves

Appliances that have/had Freon

NO Stereo Speakers.

Grantsville, Bumble Bee and Webers.  Horizon Goodwill Industries (Computers) Gville/Oakland; Radio Shack.

FLUORESENT

BULBS, LAMPS, & NON-PCB BALLASTS (PILOT PROGRAM)

Compact Bulbs (CFL's); U-Tubes, 4' Lamps, 8' Lamps, Non-PCB Ballasts (Will contain a “No PCB’s” label)

NO Broken Bulbs or Lamps.

No Commercial

Businesses.

 Landfill Only.

Call Ofice for contact list of processors.

 

 

 WHERE TO RECYCLE IN GARRETT COUNTY:

  Recycling Site Locations

1 - Kings Run / Mt Nebo Site - 1/4 mile east of Rt. 219 on King's Run Road

2 - Weber Road Crossing Site - 1 mile south of Oakland off Rt. 219

3 - Backbone Mountain Site - MD Rt 135, ½ mile west of Swanton Hill Road

4 - Bumble Bee Road Site - Bumble Bee Road 1 mile east of Garrett Community College

5 - Friendsville Site - MD Rt. 42, 3/4 miles northwest of Friendsville

6 - Grantsville Site - U.S. Rt. 40, 1/4 mile east of Chestnut Ridge Road

Hours of Operation

Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Sunday Noon - 6:00 p.m.

Closed for New Year's Day, Easter Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Closed at 2:00 PM Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.

Landfill - Garrett County Office of Solid Waste & Recycling

- On Oakland Sang Run Road - 3.5 miles north of Oakland or 1.9 miles south of Bray School Road

Hours of Operation

Monday - Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Main Cell closes @ 3:00 p.m.

Closed Sundays, New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. Closed at 2:00 PM Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.

Garrett County also has a program for recycling inkjet and laserjet printer cartridges; and cell phones.  For more information about recycling in Garrett County, please call the Recycling Coordinator at 301-387-0322 or E-mail us at kmadigan@garrettcounty.org

 

 

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