MARLBOROUGH TOWNE - YOU ARE ABOUT TO PAY MORE

At a recent Upper Marlboro town hall meeting, our subdivision Marlborough Towne was noted as the worst recyclers. Out of 132 homes only 21 are recycling!!!!!! Now it could possibly cost homeowners money for something that can be easily taken care of.





Below are some of the remedies the town has on the table, none are pleasant:

• Penalty fee for homes that do not recycle
• Pay more taxes
• Requiring Marlborough Town to pick up the cost which means higher HOA fees!!!!

How will they know who is recycling and who to fine? See the other proposals below:

• Requiring MT residents to place our regular trash in clear bags only, if recyclable materials are present or of a non see through bag has been used the trash will not be collected.
• Numbering of the recycling bins so that the town can see what homes are recycling.

ALL OF THIS CAN BE AVOIDED IF YOU PLACE YOUR RECYCLE BINS OUT EARLY EACH AND EVERY THURSDAY MORNING REGARDLESS IF ITS FULL OR NOT!!! IF YOU ARE A HOMEOWNER WHO IS RENTING PLEASE MAKE YOUR TENANTS AWARE!!!!!


Below are some helpful tips if you are one of the homes struggling with recycling:

• You don't want to use the large containers? Not problem, use the link below to request a smaller yellow bin online.  http://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/Government/AgencyIndex/DER/Forms/recycle-bins.asp?nivel=foldmenu(8)
• You don't know what to recycle? Still not a problem, please see the list below:

Acceptable Items
Glass

• Food and beverage containers

Metals

• Empty aerosol cans
• Aluminum, bimetal, ferrous, and steel food and beverage containers
• Aluminum foil
• Coat hangers

Mixed Paper/Corrugated Cardboard

• All paper
• Aseptic/gable-top milk and juice cartons
• Catalogs
• Flattened corrugated cardboard (boxes)
• Frozen food packaging
• Hard- and soft- covered books
• Kraft paper bags and wrapping paper
• Magazines
• Newspapers with inserts
• Paper board (cereal and cracker boxes)
• Telephone books

Plastics

• Bagged grocery bags, shrink wrap, and stretch-film (Insert all bags within one bag; no loose single bags)
• Drinking cups/glasses
• Flower pots
• Narrow-neck containers with code identification numbers 1 through 7
• Wide-mouth containers such as peanut butter, yogurt, cottage cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise and whipped topping; margarine/butter tubs; and
• Prescription bottles
• Coat hangers

Remember to rinse all food and beverage containers and to recap or place the lids in the recycling cart/bin.
Unacceptable Items

Auto parts Broken glass Dishes Electronics Hazardous materials Light bulbs

Medical waste Mirrors Motor oil containers Packing foam and peanuts Plastic utensils Windowpanes