Some exciting, cost-effective changes are being put into place with the awarding of the Town trash collection contract to Southern Maryland Recycling, Inc. Please read on, as these are critical changes to our recycling program and you’ll want to know all about them!
Southern Maryland Recycling, Inc. is a locally owned company. James W. Graner, Jr. and his company have been serving Southern Maryland since 1997. The new plan is to provide Town residents (within the Town boundaries) with large 95 gallon recycling bins (on wheels) to encourage recycling and, at the same time, cut our recycling collection fees in half. We all know that recycling is good for our environment and we hope you will join us in this positive effort.
Here’s how we can accomplish this together: In addition to providing each household with a much larger recycling container, we will collect recycling every other week instead of weekly (that’s how we cut our costs). If you recycle only a small amount, you may still use the smaller containers for now, but the larger containers will not only save time and trouble, they are very mobile and have lids so debris is not spread across the neighborhood on windy days. In addition to the “every other week” schedule for recycling, bagged yard waste will also be collected every other week. We want to make this transition as smooth and easy as possible.
If you would like to begin using the new 95 gallon receptacle for your recycling material, please complete the simple online form.
- Go to the town’s website at chesapeake-beach.md.us and click on the forms tab. Then click on Recycling Receptacle. Complete the simple form on that page, click submit and you are done.
- Alternatively, you may complete the form below and mail it to Town Hall, P.O.Box 400, Chesapeake Beach, MD 20732
- Or, complete the form and drop it by Town Hall, in either the payment box outside, or at the front desk.
Once we receive your form, Southern Maryland Recycling will deliver a container to your home. Again, we encourage everyone to recycle and join us in the program. Please check the Town’s website (see table below) for specific guidelines and instructions regarding what materials may be recycled, preparation for recycling and what items are unacceptable. Thank you in advance for participating in this very worthwhile program!
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Yes! I would like one of the new 95 gallon containers for recycling.
Name:_______________________________________
Street Address:____________________________________
Phone:__________________________________________
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Days of Collection:
Monday – North Part of Town (All year)
Tuesday – South Part of Town (All year)
Wednesday – Bagged Yard Waste (Every other week, April thru October)
Thursday – Recycles – North part of Town – Every other week – Second trash collections in summer – North Side
Friday — Recycles – South part of Town – Every other week – Second trash collections in summer – South Side
For those of us in Chesapeake Station, it is important to note that our trash days will continue to be Tuesdays and Fridays, but recycling and bagged yard debris will only be picked up every other week. For the month of July that would be July 8 and July 22. Visit the town website for the upcoming months’ schedule. (The town website is very good and easy to use. Check it out at chesapeake-beach.md.us.
