Aluminum Beverage Cans – All GC Refuse & Recycling Sites (Rinse) Crush (Optional); Ours Auto Salvage, Rt. 39 Oakland, B & S Scrap, Fingerboard Rd., Oakland, Martin's Junkyard (Call first), Pysell Crosscut Rd., Oakland. Call office for contact list.
Aluminum Can Tabs – All GC Refuse & Recycling Sites; Ronald McDonald House (Morgantown, WV)
Antifreeze – Webers, Grantsville, Bumble Bee, 135 and Landfill (Call Office for Used Oil and Used Antifreeze Acceptance Specifications).
Appliances (Water Heater, washer/dryer, dishwasher)– All GC Refuse & Recycling Sites (With the Exception of Friendsville Site) - Accepted for a $5 fee at sites. Tipping fee @ $35 per ton at GC landfill. Retail In-Store Take-Back Program.
Appliances with Freon (Freezers, Refrigerators, Air Conditioners and Dehumidifiers) – Accepted ONLY at landfill location for $10 Fee. Retail In-Store Take-Back Program.
Batteries – Lowe's, Radio Shack, Best Buy (Rechargeable); Automobile Part Retailers (Automobile); Advance Auto (ALL BATTERIES).
Bikes, Books, & Household Misc. – Garrett County Swap Shops (Located at ALL sites); Horizon Goodwill Industries (Oakland/Grantsville), Nearly New (St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, 126 E. Liberty St., Oakland, MD.) or Christian Crossing; (NOTICE: Take Garage/Yard Sale Stickers Off of Items); Call Office for special instructions on additional locations for BOOK RECYCLING.
Cardboard – Corrugated (two pieces flat board w/ruffled layer in between) - All GC Refuse & Recycling Sites (Shiny cardboard o.k., Staples and Tape o.k., Pizza Boxes [CLEAN- Corrugated o.k.); No yellow asian cardboard.
Cars (Engines & Automobile Parts) – Local Auto Salvage Yards.
Cell Phones – All GC Refuse & Recycling Sites (Including landfill); Cell Phones for Soldiers (pre-paid mailers at US Post Office); Dove Center.
Christmas Trees – Delivery to Landfill and Grantsville Refuse & Recycling Site during January and February for recycling.
Clothing – Horizon Goodwill Industries (Grantsville/Oakland), Nearly New Shop or Christian Crossing; Reuse as Rags.
Computers – Bumble Bee, Webers & Grantsville Refuse & Recycling Site; Horizon Goodwill Industries (Grantsville/Oakland) & Radio Shack (On-line or In-Store).
Copper – Local Salvage Yards
Electronics – Grantsville, Bumble Bee & Webers Refuse & Recycling Sites; Radio Shack (On-line or In-Store).
Eyeglasses – Lions Club Receptacles or Through Members
Fluorescent Bulbs, Lamps & Non-PCB Ballast - Garrett County Landfill (Only). Businesses call office for contact list.
Glass Bottles & Jars – All GC Refuse & Recycling Sites (Rinse & Remove Lids), sort by color: clear, brown, green/blue
Inkjet Toner Cartridges – All GC Refuse & Recycling Sites or Through Manufacturer
Junk Mail – Recycle with Office Paper at Landfill, Webers, Grantsville & Bumble Bee (Envelopes and Folders Acceptable; Staples and Tape Acceptable). Contact office for information on how to stop junk mail, email, catalogs, etc.
Laser Toner Cartridges – All GC Refuse & Recycling Sites or Through Manufacturer
Liquids – Used Oil/Used Antifreeze - for recycling. (Call Office for Used Oil and Used Antifreeze Acceptance Specifications). Not accepted at landfill.
Leaves – Mellott Farm – 301 387 6815 (free-of-charge); GC Landfill for fee (Need to be taken out of Bags) NO bio-degradable bags allowed in compost pile. Tipping fee @ $35.00 per ton. COMPOST MAY BE TAKEN FROM LANDFILL FOR FREE. Assistance may be available - Call office prior to arrival 301 387 0322.
Magazines – Bumble Bee, Grantsville and Webers Refuse & Recycling Sites (Coupons, Brochures & Shiny Paper - even GREETING CARDS).
Mixed Metal – Local Salvage Yards or GC Refuse & Recycling Sites. Accepted at the landfill for fee. Tipping fee @ $35.00 per ton.
Newspaper – All GC Refuse & Recycling Sites (Do Not put Plastic Bags or Twine and String in Recycling Container)
Office Paper – Grantsville, Bumble Bee, Webers and Landfill
Oil – Webers, Grantsville, Bumble Bee, 135 and Landfill (Call Office for Used Oil and Used Antifreeze Acceptance Specifications)
Paint - Can be disposed in OPEN TOP disposal containers ONLY at GC Refuse & Recycling Sites including landfill IF solidified or empty (Pop lid and dry out; mix paint with sawdust, kitty litter or product such as "Waste Paint Hardener" found at Oakland Lowe's @ $1.98 per bag [price and location due to change]). DO NOT PUT IN COMPACTORS AT THE GC REFUSE & RECYCLING SITES. Our Town Theatre (Latex Paint Only - Newer).
Plastic #1 – Grantsville, Bumble Bee, Webers and Kings Run. Bottles w/Necks (Rinse) & Remove Lids (Crush) Optional. No food containers (i.e., blueberry, strawberry or tomato).
Plastic #2 – Grantsville, Bumble Bee, Webers and Kings Run. Bottles w/Necks (Rinse) & Remove Lids (Crush) Optional. NO tubs, bowls, plates nor silverware.
Plastic Grocery Bags – Receptacles in Lobby of Wal-Mart and Browning's Foodland
Prescription Pill Bottles - Empty - Remove Labels & Discard. (Rinse) - All GC Refuse & Recycling Sites including the landfill.
Propane Tanks (Grills) - Home & Garden Area of Wal-Mart, All-Gas in Oakland, Propane Retailer
Propane Tanks (Over 100 lbs.) – All Gas, Inc.; Mt. Lake Park, MD
Recreational Vehicles - Local Salvage Yards.
Telephone Books – Remove Covers, recycle covers w/magazines; recycle remaining book portion in Newspaper Recycler
Tires – Citizen Scrap Tire Drop-Off Events (Free-of-Charge); Accepted at landfill for Fee (See Facts About Scrap Tires – Maryland’s Scrap Tire Program); Local Tire Retailer; Perry's Solid Waste & Disposal for a fee.
Maryland Department of Environment Scrap Tire Program
**Usable items may be taken to the Garrett County Swap Shops located at each Refuse & Recycling Site.
Updated 6/25/10. Check back with site for additions/revisions often.
Definitions
Maryland Recycling Act (MRA)
(To Assist in Completing Yearly Recycling Reports)
Aluminum: Aluminum recovered from water treatment plants DOES NOT count towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Scrap Metal” section in Table B2.
Aluminum Foil and Food Tray Containers: Aluminum foil and aluminum food tray containers count towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section of the “Metals” category in Table B1.
Animal Bedding: See “Stall Waste.”
Animal Carcasses: The recycling of animal carcasses counts towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Animal Protein/Solid Fat” section of the “Other Materials” category in Table B1.
Animal Fats (liquid): Liquid animal fats DO NOT count towards the MRA rate. They should be included in the “Other” section in Table B2.
Animal Organs: Animal organs, tissues, or blood that are the waste products from an animals primary purpose (e.g., an animal slaughtered for food) that are marketed for use as a research tool or medical training counts towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section of the “Other Materials” category. Animal organs, tissues, or blood from an animal specifically raised to serve as a research tool or medical training DO NOT count as a recyclable
material. Similarly, a research animal that has its organs recycled as pet food counts towards the recycling rate counts toward the MRA rate. However, organs processed into pet food from an animal that was raised as food stock DOES NOT count as recycling.
Ballasts: Light ballasts DO NOT count towards the MRA rate. If the ballasts are recycled (not simply being diverted from the waste stream) they should be included in the “Other” section of Table B2.
Bakery Waste: Bakery waste that is composted counts towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section of the “Compost/Mulch (Other)” category in Table B1. See “Compost/Mulch” for further details. If the bakery waste is sold to an animal feed producer it counts towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section of the “Other Materials” category in Table B1.
Bark: Scrap bark from a manufacturing process that is composted or mulched counts towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Wood Materials” section of the “Compost/Mulch” category in Table B1. See “Compost/Mulch” for further details. Scrap bark that is manufactured into a new product (e.g., charcoal) counts towards the MRA rate and should be included in the
“Other” section of the “Other Materials” category in Table B1.
Batteries (household type): Household type (e.g., AA, D, rechargeable, etc.) batteries that are recycled (not just properly disposed) count towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section of the “Metals” category in Table B1.
Biomass: Biomass DOES NOT constitute recycling. The resultant ash may be counted toward the MRA recycling rate provided the ash is recycled and meets the definition of MSW-to-Energy Ash and should be included in the “MSW-to-Energy Ash” section of the “”Other Materials” category in Table B1.
Books: Unsold returned books from bookstores to manufacturer count towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section of the “Paper” category in Table B1.
C&D Debris (Code of Maryland Regulations 26.04.07.13): Construction and Demolition Debris. Construction debris is structural building material including cement, concrete, bricks (excluding refractory type), lumber, plaster and plasterboard, insulation, shingles, floor, wall and ceiling tile, pipes, glass, wires, carpet, wallpaper, roofing, felt, or other structural fabrics. Demolition debris is debris associated with the razing of buildings, roads, bridges, and other
structures includes structural steel, concrete, bricks (excluding refractory type), lumber, plaster and plasterboard, insulation, pipes, wires, and other items physically attached to the structure, including appliances if they have been or will be compacted to their smallest practical volume.
Canes: Wooden canes that are composted or mulched count towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Wood Materials” section of the “Compost/Mulch” category in Table B1. “Compost/Mulch” for further details. Metal canes that are recycled count towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section of the “Metals” category in Table B1. Refurbished
and reused canes DO NOT count towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section in Table B2.
Carpet Remnants: Carpet remnants returned to the manufacturer to be used in the manufacturing process count towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Textiles” section of the “Other Materials” category in Table B1.
Catalogues: Unsold catalogues picked up by the distributor and recycled count towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section of the “Paper” category in Table B1.
Chicken Manure: Chicken manure that is composted counts towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section of the “Compost/Mulch (Other)” category in Table B1. See “Compost/Mulch” for further details.
Christmas Trees: Christmas trees that are composted or mulched count towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Brush and Branches” section of the “Compost/Mulch (Yard)” category in Table B1. See “Compost/Mulch” for further details. Christmas trees used as sediment control devises (approved and documented by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources) count towards the MRA rate and should be included in the
“Other” section of the “Other Materials” category in Table B1. Christmas trees that are incinerated DO NOT count towards the MRA rate. However, the
resultant ash may be counted toward the MRA recycling rate, and should be included in the “Other” section of the “Other Materials” category in Table B1, provided the ash is recycled into a new product (e.g., fertilizer, aggregate, etc.).
Cloth: Cloth material processed into rags, etc., (not reused as clothing without processing) counts towards the MRA rate and should be included in the Textiles” section of the “Other Materials” category in Table B1.
Commingled Containers: Containers of different materials collected together (i.e., plastic/glass/metal or plastic/metal or glass/metal or plastic/glass).
Compost/Mulch: Only thoroughly composted/mulched material that is marketed (not landfilled), or authorized for use by MDE as a substitute for cover material in the landfill, or used as sediment control devises (approved and documented by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources) may be counted. Compost or mulch that is burned as fuel is not considered marketed and DOES NOT count as a recyclable material. However, resultant ash from the
burning of compost or mulch counts towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “MSW-to-Energy Ash” section of the “Other Materials” category in Table B1, provided the ash meets the definition of MSW-to-Energy Ash. IMPORTANT: Simply using a compostable/mulchable material for a specific purpose (e.g., spreading stall waste on a field) DOES NOT constitute a “thoroughly composted/mulch material” and DOES NOT count towards
the MRA and should be included in the “Other” section of Table B2.
Compost/Mulch (Yard): Includes mixed yard waste and materials generated from landscaping activities. Landclearing debris DOES NOT count towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Landclearing Debris” section of Table B2. See “Compost/Mulch” for further details.
Compost/Mulch (Other): Includes materials such as food waste, wood materials, and other organics composted but not classified as “Compost/Mulch (Yard)”. See also “Compost/Mulch” and definitions of specific materials for further details.
Construction & Demolition Debris: See “C&D Debris.”
Corn Ensilage (silage): Corn silage that is composted counts towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section of the “Compost/Mulch (Other)” category in Table B1. See “Compost/Mulch” for further details. If the corn silage is sold to an animal feed producer it counts towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section of the “Other Materials” category in Table B1.
Crutches: Wooden crutches that are composted or mulched count towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Wood Materials” section of the “Compost/Mulch” category in Table B1. See “Compost/Mulch” for further details. Metal crutches that are recycled count towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section of the “Metals” category in Table B1. Refurbished and reused crutches DO NOT count towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section in Table B2.
Electronic Waste: Recycled and refurbished electronic waste counts towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Electronics” section of the “Other Materials” category in Table B1. IMPORTANT: Jurisdictions reporting electronics recycling should follow-up with their contractor and verify that the electronic waste is actually being recycled by the processor.
Fly Ash: Fly ash from public utilities DOES NOT count towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Coal Ash” section of Table B2.
Food Waste: Food waste that is composted counts towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section of the “Compost/Mulch (Other)” category in Table B1. See “Compost/Mulch” for further details. Food converted to Biomass DOES NOT constitute recycling. The resultant ash may be counted
toward the MRA recycling rate provided the ash is recycled and meets the definition of MSW-to-Energy Ash and should be included in the “MSW-to-Energy Ash” section of the “”Other Materials” category in Table B1.
Foundry Waste: Foundry waste used in asphalt counts towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section of the “Other Materials” category in Table B1.
Freon: Freon DOES NOT count towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section in Table B2,
Front-End Scrap Metal: Ferrous or non-ferrous materials pulled from the waste stream in a refuse disposal system. Front-end scrap counts towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section of the “Metals” category in Table B1. See also “Back-End Scrap Metal”, “Metal (MRA)”, and “Scrap Metal (Material)”.
Glass (Appliance, Drinking, Furniture, Industrial Process): Glass from appliances, drinking containers, furniture, or pre-consumer from industrial processes counts towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section of the “Glass” category in Table B1.
Glass (C&D, Transportation): Glass from transportation equipment (e.g., cars, etc.) and from
C&D activities (e.g., windows, etc.) DOES NOT count towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section in Table B2.
Goodwill Clothing Items: Clothing items that are not sold and are subsequently sold to a rag dealer count towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Textiles” section of the “Other Materials” category in Table B1.
Grain Waste: Grain waste that is composted counts towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section of the “Compost/Mulch (Other)” category in Table B1. See “Compost/Mulch” for further details. If the grain waste is sold to an animal feed producer it counts towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section of the “Other Materials” category in Table B1.
Hatchery Waste: Hatchery waste that is composted counts towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section of the “Compost/Mulch (Other)” category in Table B1. See “Compost/Mulch” for further details. If the hatchery waste is processed into a protein supplement it counts towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section of the “Other Materials” category in Table B1.
Hospital Appliance: Hospital appliances include canes, crutches, oxygen tank carts, walkers, wheelchairs, etc. If recycled hospital appliances count towards the MRA rate and should be included in Table B1. See the definition of a hospital appliance material for specific information.
Hospital Waste: See “Infectious Waste.”
Industrial Fluids: Industrial fluids (non-HHW) that are recycled DO NOT count towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section in Table B2.
Infectious Waste (Annotated Code of Maryland, Environment Article § 9-227): Any waste that comes from a hospital, laboratory, or other health care facility as defined in § 19-114 of the Health-General Article and that is known or suspected to be contaminated with organisms capable of producing disease or infection in humans. “Infectious waste” includes:
• Contaminated disposable equipment, instruments, and utensils;
• Contaminated needles, scalpels, and razor blades;
• Human tissues and organs that result from surgery, obstetrics, or autopsy;
• Feces, urine, vomitus, and suctionings;
• Live vaccines for human use;
• Blood and blood products; and
• Laboratory specimens, such as tissues, blood elements, excreta, and secretions.
The burning of infectious waste DOES NOT count as recycling and should ONLY be reported as Non-MRA waste disposed in Table A1.
Insulators: Insulators used in the electric grid DO NOT count toward the MRA and should be included in the “Other” section in Table B-2.
Landclearing Debris (Code of Maryland Regulations 26.04.07.11): “Earthen material such as clays, sands, gravels, and silts, topsoil, tree stumps, root mats, brush and branches, logs, vegetation, and rock” from land clearing operations that if not recycled are discarded in landclearing debris, rubble, or C&D landfills.
Landscaping Debris: Grass, leaves, brush and branches, and mixed yard waste generated from landscaping (Webster’s II – New Riverside University Dictionary, 1984. def., to adorn or improve a section of ground) operations.
Leaves: In addition to compost/mulched leaves, non-decomposed or mulch leaf mixture may count (when used as a soil amendment) towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Leaves” section of the “Compost/Mulch (Yard)” category in Table B1. The tonnage of material incorporated into the soil may be counted as long as the activities have been approved by the Maryland Department of Agriculture.
Litho-plates: Litho-plates used in x-ray machines count towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section of the “Metals” category in Table B1.
Manure: See “Stall Waste”.
Mattresses: Mattresses that are processed and remanufactured count towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Textiles” section of the “Other Materials” category in Table B1.
Mercury: Mercury that is recycled counts towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section of the “Metals” category in Table B1. IMPORTANT: Simply diverting mercury from the waste stream DOES NOT constitute recycling.
Metal (MRA): Acceptable MRA metals are limited to specific types of material, other than scrap material, that would ordinarily be disposed in a refuse disposal system. Only the following metals count towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Metals” category in Table B1:
1. Aluminum beverage and food containers;
2. Aluminum foil and food tray containers;
3. Bi-metal, tin, and steel food or beverage containers;
4. White goods (e.g., refrigerators, stoves, washing machines, air conditioners, etc.);
5. Lead Acid Batteries (e.g., automobile batteries)
6. Ferrous or non-ferrous materials pulled from the waste stream at a municipal solid waste disposal facility via front-end recycling;
7. Ferrous and non-ferrous metal pulled post incineration; and
8. Any other metals deemed acceptable by the Department.
See also “Back-End Scrap Metal”, “Front-End Scrap Metal”, and “Scrap Metal (Material)”.
Mixed Yard Waste (Annotated Code of Maryland, Environment Article § 9-1701(n)(1)(2)): “Organic plant waste derived from gardening, landscaping, and tree trimming activities. Yard Waste includes leaves, garden waste, lawn cuttings, weeds, and pruning material” that is composted or mulched and marketed.
Motor Oil: Motor oil that is recycled DOES NOT count towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Motor Oil” section in Table B2.
Motor Oil Filters: Used motor oil filters count towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section of the “Metals” category in Table B1.
MSW-to-Energy Ash: Ash recycled for use as an alternate daily cover at a landfill, converted into aggregate, incorporated into cement blocks, etc., counts towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “MSW-to-Energy Ash” section of the “Other Materials” category in Table B1. IMPORTANT: Since incoming tonnage consists of non-source-separated waste, it must be reported on Table A1 as “MRA Waste”. Only the MSW ash recycled is reported on Table B1.
Oxygen/Propane Tanks: Oxygen/Propane Tanks DO NOT count towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Scrap Metal” section in Table B2.
Oxygen Tank Carts: Metal oxygen tank carts that are recycled count towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section of the “Metals” category in Table B1. Refurbished and reused carts DO NOT count towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section in Table B2.
Paper Waste: Paper waste from print shops that is recycled off-site counts towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section of the “Paper” category in Table B1.
Paint: Recycled paint counts towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section of the “Other Materials” category in Table B1.
PCB Light Ballasts: See “Ballasts.”
Porcelain Insulators: See “Insulators.”
Pozzolan (Annotated Code of Maryland, Environment Article § 15-407): “The finely divided residue which results from combustion of ground or powdered coal and is released by combustion gasses, as defined by the test methods published by the American Society for Testing Methods.” Pozzolan DOES NOT count toward the MRA rate and should be included in the “Coal Ash” section in Table B2.
Propane Tanks: See “Oxygen Tanks”.
Recyclable Materials (Annotated Code of Maryland, Environment Article § 9-1701(h)): Those materials that would otherwise become solid waste for disposal in a refuse disposal system and may be collected, separated, or processed and returned to the market-place in the form of raw materials or products. SEE “MRA Recyclables”, also.
Renderings: Fat that has been converted or melted down by heating. Renderings count toward the MRA recycling rate and should be included in the “Animal Protein/Solid Fat” section of the “Other Materials” category in Table B1.
Roofing Shingles: Roofing Shingles from the manufacturing process can be counted towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section of the “Other Materials” category in Table B1. Roofing shingles from a construction job DO NOT count towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “C&D Debris” section in Table B2.
Sawdust: Sawdust from an industrial process that is composted/mulched counts towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section of the “Compost/Mulch (Other)” category in Table B1. See “Compost/Mulch” for further details. Sawdust used as animal bedding counts towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section of the “Other Materials” category in Table B1.
Scrap Metal (Material): "Home scrap" and any scrap metal or other scrap materials that are not normally disposed of at a refuse disposal site. Scrap material includes scrap metal that has historically been processed through a scrap yard for recycling such as automobiles, plumbing materials, etc. Scrap material does not include:
1. Aluminum beverage and food containers;
2. Aluminum foil and food tray containers;
3. Bi-metal, tin, and steel food or beverage containers;
4. White goods (e.g., refrigerators, stoves, washing machines, air conditioners, etc.);
5. Lead Acid Batteries (e.g., automobile batteries)
6. Ferrous or non-ferrous materials pulled from the waste stream at a municipal solid
waste disposal facility via front-end recycling;
7. Ferrous and non-ferrous metal pulled post incineration; and
8. Any other metals deemed acceptable by the Department.
Scrap metal DOES NOT count towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Scrap Metal” section in Table B2. See also “Back-End Scrap Metal”, “Front-End Scrap Metal”, and “Metal (MRA)”.
Sewage Sludge (Annotated Code of Maryland, Environment Article § 9-201(l)): Any thickened liquid, suspension, settled solid, or dried residue that a sewage treatment plant extracts from sewage.
Silver Sludge: Silver sludge that is recycled counts towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section of the “Metals” category in Table B1.
Single Stream Recyclables: See “Single-Stream Recycling” under Section “Table B1 – MRA Materials Recycled” on page 4, above.
Slag: Slag from the steel manufacturing process counts towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section of the “Other Materials” category in Table B1.
Solvents: See “Industrial Fluids.”
Stall Waste: Animal stall waste that is composted counts towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section of the “Compost/Mulch (Other)” category in Table B1. See “Compost/Mulch” for further details.
Textiles: Textile material processed into other materials counts towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Textiles” section of the “Other Materials” category in Table B1. IMPORTANT: Donated or reused textiles DO NOT count towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section in Table B2.
Tires: Recycled tires, retread tires, and tires burned in cement kilns (12% of the total weight of tires used in cement kilns) count towards the MRA rate and should be included in their corresponding section of the “Other Materials” category in Table B1. Tires authorized for use by a State as Alternate Daily Cover (ADC) count towards the MRA rate and should be included in “Tires “Recycled)” section of the “Other Materials” category in Table B1. IMPORTANT: In order for tires used as ADC to count, a County MUST obtain and maintain documentation, from the State that indicates the State allows tires to be used as ADC,
as proof. Maryland DOES NOT authorize tires for use as ADC. Tires burned for fuel DO NOT count towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section in Table B2.
Toner Cartridges: Recycled toner cartridges count towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section of the “Other Materials” category in Table B1.
Utility Poles: Utility poles (wood) that are recycled DO NOT count towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section of Table B2. Utility poles (metal) that are recycled DO NOT count towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Scrap Metal” section of Table B2.
Vegetable Oil: Vegetable oil DOES NOT count towards the MRA rate. It should be included in the “Other” section in Table B2.
Vegetable Waste: Vegetable waste that is composted counts towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Food Waste” section of the “Compost/Mulch (Other)” category in Table B1. See “Compost/Mulch” for further details. Vegetable waste from a processor sent to a farmer as a substitute for other feed counts towards the MRA rate and should be included in the “Other” section of the “Other Materials” category in Table B1.
Waste Oil: See “Motor Oil”.
**Check with local groups, organizations and schools on what recyclable materials are being collected for special projects. (i.e. Girl Scouts; Boy Scouts; Cub Scouts, Garrett County Elementary, Middle and High Schools.)