Garrett County Solid Waste News and Updates
LANDFILL TO CLOSE SATURDAYS
DECEMBER 26, REOPENING MARCH 20, 2010
Garrett County Solid Waste and Recycling Division on Oakland-Sang Run Road will be closed Saturdays to commercial haulers and individuals bringing large loads of trash beginning December 26. The scales, office, and landfill cell will be closed.
Homeowners may continue to bring their household trash and recyclables from 8 a.m. until noon. To dispose of a non-freon appliance will cost $5; refrigerators and other units with freon will cost $10.
Applications for refuse site stickers will be available until noon from the site attendant, and can then be mailed to the Solid Waste and Recycling Division; filled out and brought back during normal working hours Monday through Friday; or purchased at the Tax Collections office in the Courthouse Monday through Friday.
For the first time this year, previous site sticker owners can purchase their 2010 stickers online with a credit/debit card at
http://payments.garrettcounty.org.
Recycling Reports Due April 1, 2010
In 1988, the Maryland Recycling Act (MRA)authorized the Maryland Department of the Environment to reduce the disposal of solid waste in Maryland through management, education and regulation. The MRA requires that each of maryland's jurisdictions develop and implement recycling programs and report the amount and types of materials recycled annually.
All Garrett County businesses, farmers, and residents are asked to report recycled materials for 2009 to the County Recycling Coordinator. The Garrett County totals are then reported to the Maryland Department of the Environment, who determines the recycling rate for each county.
A list of definitions for recycled materials has been added to the recyling section of this website at:
http://www.garrettcounty.org/GeneralServices/SolidWaste/recycleAZ.aspx.
Any questions may be directed to Kimberly Madigan, Recycling Coordinator, at 301-387-0322 or by email at kmadigan@garrettcounty.org.
2010 RESIDENTIAL PERMIT APPLICATIONS
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 1, 2009
Permits available for purchase October 1st can be used immediately and are valid through December 2010. You can obtain permit applications at any one of the six disposal sites or download it from this site on or after October 1. Permit applications can also be obtained at the Grantsville Library.
For the first time, current permit holders may fill out their information online at this site and pay by credit/debit card. Their new permits will be mailed as soon as information is received. Vehicles may also be added online. However, address and other changes will require an application to be brought to the landfill or courthouse or sent by mail.
You can continue to save time and money by mailing your application to Solid Waste at 3118 Oakland Sang Run Road. Processing of mailed applications only takes a few days and your permit will be returned to you by mail ready for your immediate use. Walk in service continues to be available at the County Courthouse (Tax department – Room 107A) and the County Landfill Office at 3118 Oakland Sang Run Road. The annual permit cost remains unchanged at $25 per permit.
Electronics Recycling Now Available at
Grantsville
Residents and businesses now have the opportunity to bring their unwanted electronics to the Grantsville refuse & recycling site, during working hours, on Monday – Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The Grantsville site is located at 13168 National Pike, Grantsville.
Due to the overwhelming response of the pilot program that began July 16, 2007, at the Bumble Bee refuse & recycling site, two additional collection sites have been added. Both residents and businesses are invited to participate in the electronics and computer recycling program; being offered free-of-charge.
Please bring the following items to the Bumble Bee, Weber, or Grantsville refuse & recycling site for recycling: Computers, CPU units; keyboards; monitors; mice and peripherals; hard drives; mainframe computers; modems; printed circuit boards; word processors; radios; remote controls; cell phones; pagers; compact disc players; camcorders; electric typewriters; answering machines; fax machines; copiers; printers; VCR’S; TV’S; scanners; calculators; stereo’s; transparency makers; adding machines; laptops; telephones, electronic toys and microwave ovens.
The following items will not be accepted: Appliances, including those that had or currently have Freon (i.e. air conditioners, refrigerators, dehumidifiers, etc).
The computer and electronics recycling program is made possible through a grant funded by the Maryland Department of the Environment.
If you have any questions regarding the electronics and computer recycling program, or any of the free recycling programs offered in Garrett County, please contact the office at 301-387-0322 or visit www.garrettcounty.org.