CARDBOARD Corregated cardboard - put it under your bin to save space for other recyclables *except wax coated boxes and pizza boxes - they go in the trash

Water and soda bottles, milk jugs, detergent bottle, narrowneck containers. Plastics # 1 & #2. *washed out please

No Plastic Bags (even to group other recyclables together).You can recycle these at your local grocery store.

Aluminum cans, tin and steel cans, bi-metal cans*washed out please

Green, clear, and brown glass bottles and glass jars*washed out please

Recyclable items that go in the BLUE BIN

Newspapers, magazines, phone books, junk mail - tied or in a paper bag

WEEKLY BULK PICKUPBulk pickups happen on Mondays in Salisbury and must be scheduled by calling 410-548-3177.

YARD WASTEYard waste or vegetative materials pick up is free, just call to schedule it.

BRANCHESThe City will pick up 3 bundles of branches per week. Each bundle must be tied together, measure less than 4 feet long, be 4 in or less in diameter, and weigh less than 40 lbs. Bundles that do not meet this standard can not be picked up.

LEAVES & VEGETATIVE MATERIALPlease place leaves and vegetative material in plastic bags not weighing more than 40 lbs. Do not place more than 25 bags out per week.

LARGE ITEMS (not vegetative)Bulk Pickup of non-vegetative materials for a minimum fee of $25 per pick up. There is an additional charge for appliances (due to weight and freon content). The fees are:Refrigerator or Freezer $26Air condidtioner $22Washer $6Dryer or Stove $4

PAPER

METAL

GLASS

PLASTIC

Check out the website for more infosalisbury.md/services/recycling

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Curbside Collection, Recycling and Bulk Pickup information for the City of Salisbury

Items that go in the TRASH CAN

Automotive fluid bottles – oil, antifreeze, brake fluid. Plastic clamshell food containers usually used for take-out food and fruits/vegetables. Styrofoam, Lightbulbs, Ceramics, Yard & Food scraps, Pizza boxes, and plastic bags.

CURBSIDE COLLECTIONRECYCLINGCurbside recycling is a free service to all City of Salisbury residents who utilize the City’s once a week, curbside trash collection. City curbside recycling is collected on the same day as curbside trash collection. A City of Salisbury, blue recycling bin is required. To have a free, blue bin delivered, call the City of Salisbury Recycling Support at 410-548-3177. If more than one bin is used, it is strongly recommended that recyclables be separated as much as possible to ensures pick up in a timely and orderly fashion. The container is to be put next to your large trash bin on the same day as your normal trash collection.

Why should you recycle?When waste is recycled it preserves natural resources, reduces pollution, saves energy and saves space in landfills. Help preserve the Earth for the children of today and of the future. After all, we do not inherit the Earth from our parents; we borrow it from our children!

If you missed getting your trash or recycling can out, would like to volunteer to help Salisbury recycle more, or are elderly or handicapped and need assistance with your trash or recycling, call Recycling Support at 410-548-3177.

PICKUP PROCEDURESPlace recycling bins and trash receptacles on the curb, before 6am, on your designated pick-up day, to ensure timely and orderly pick up. For public safety, recycling bins and trash receptacles must be removed by 11pm, the same day. Please rinse blue bins and other recycling containers weekly. If for some reason your recyclables are not picked-up from your curb, there is a possibility that a non-recyclable somehow ended up in your bin. If this is the case, please reevaluate the curbside materials accepted or call Recycling Support at 410-548-3177.

PICKUP Schedule

Rt. 50

Rt. 13

Orange - Tuesdays

Blue - Wednesdays

Purple - Thursdays

Green - Fridays