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Take advantage of our many recycling outreach materials. Download brochures, posters and signs. Watch and share our educational videos and ads. Test your skills with the Know Before You Throw sorting game. Take a virtual tour of our facilities and more! Our School Recycling page provides classroom and cafeteria posters, contests, and more.
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Videos
Howard County Recycling Commercial
How it Works: Single Stream Recycling
Howard County Recycling is Plastic Bag Free
Shop Smarter for the Planet
HoCo Schools Recycle: Cafeteria Clean-Up
HoCo Schools Recycle: Compost Journey
Food Scraps Introduction
Food Scrap Collection Containers
Food Scrap Indoor Tips
Food Scrap Outdoor Tips
Food Scrap Cart Basics
Howard County Backyard Composting
Presentations & Tours
Recycling Presentation
NEW! Virtual presentations can be scheduled Monday-Friday.
Schedule a recycling presentation. A Recycling Coordinator will discuss the ins and outs of recycling, as well as provide an inside look at what happens to all those things we recycle. For schools we offer assembly style presentations, grade-by-grade presentations or short 5-minute cafeteria presentations to get the students thinking about what they have in their lunches that can be recycled everyday. We can also provide presentations to the public during community meetings (e.g. HOAs) or events!
Complete a presentation request form below.
Virtual Tours
Learn all about Howard County's third public landfill open to both commercial and residential customers. In this virtual tour of Alpha Ridge Landfill you get a behind the scenes look at our Transfer Station, Wood Waste Drop-off Area and our state-of-the-art Composting Facility.
Explore the many drop-off recycling opportunities available at the Residents' Convenience Center with our virtual tour or use it to plan your next trip out to Alpha Ridge Landfill.
Alpha Ridge Landfill Guided Tour
Schedule a tour of the Residents' Convenience Center, our state-of-the-art Composting Facility or both! Bureau staff will guide your group and discuss what is collected and what happens to all those items. Tours are typically scheduled Monday-Friday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Contact us to schedule.
Test your skills
Is that recyclable? Trash? Household Hazardous Waste?
Play our Know Before You Throw Sorting Game to find out. Click and drag materials to the correct bin and test your skills!
