Welcome to the Cecil County Solid Waste Management Division's Recycling Programs page. Our recycling program was instituted in 1990 after the Maryland Recycling Act was passed. The Maryland Recycling Act requires counties with a population under 150,000 to recycle 15% of their waste stream. Cecil County falls into this category and has met or exceeded this requirement every year since the law was enacted.
Cecil County currently recycles over 50% of it's waste. In 2007 we recycled over 95,000 tons which is 52% of our waste stream. This includes cardboard, white goods, electronics, fluorescent lamps, yard waste, batteries, and single stream recyclables.
Single Stream Recycling
Yard Waste Recycling
Fluorescent Lamp Recycling
Electronics Recycling
Textile Recycling
Used Motor Oil & Antifreeze
Batteries
Citizen Scrap Tire Drop-Off Day
Hazardous Waste & Medications Disposal
Proper Sharps Disposal
Corporate Take Back Programs
Recycling Bin Loan Program
To view a video of how single stream recyclables are processed visit: Thinkgreen.com, go to the recycling section, and click on view video.
Program Highlights:
- The 2007 Cecil County MRA Recycling Awards were held on 7/22/08 at the Cecil County Commissioner's Board Meeting.
- Cecil County is the recipient of the 16th annual Maryland Recycling Coalition Small Government Leadership Award
- Cecil County has also won the Silver Recycling Excellence Award given by the Solid Waste Association of North America. This honor will be awarded our county in October.
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