ONE DAY SALE: New Recycle Bins!

Wednesday May 13th, 2015

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BALTIMORE, MD – The Baltimore City Department of Public Works will be holding a special one day sale on our popular yellow recycling bins. The bin sale will be located at Hanlon Park (on the Gwynns Falls side), from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The bright canary yellow 25-gallon recycling bins will be on sale at deeply discounted rates. On Saturday, May 16, Baltimore residents can purchase the bins for $7 (regularly $12). Smaller 18-gallon bins are on sale for $4 (regularly $5), and lids for the large containers will be on sale for $3.

Recycling benefits our environment and our city, and it is easy to do. As a reminder, residents do not need city-issued recycling bins to recycle. Paper bags, cardboard or plastic boxes and trash cans, labeled “recycling,” are all acceptable containers. Please do not use plastic bags for recycling.

This year DPW is supporting citizens’ efforts to recycle by selling recycling bins at locations throughout the City.

Here is a list of the remaining scheduled 2015 recycle bin sales:

  • May 23, Discount Recycle Bin Sale, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., DPW Big Truck Day, Museum of Industry, and 1415 Key Highway.
  • June 28, Discount Recycle Bin Sale, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Baltimore Polytechnic High School Parking Lot, 1400 W. Cold Spring Lane.
  • September 19, Discount Recycle Bin Sale, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Montebello Filtration Centennial Celebration at Lake Montebello.
  • October 10, Discount Recycle Bin Sale, 9 a.m. – 1p.m., Patterson Park.

Please be sure to check the 2015 DPW calendar for reminders on the upcoming bin sale dates and locations.

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