

The Baltimore City Department of Public Works Residential Recycling Cart Program is a collaborative initiative that will provide a recycling cart at no cost to Baltimore City residents.
Recycling containers, particularly those that are lidded, encourage residents to participate in recycling. City-wide recycling initiatives improve the environment by keeping waste out of local waterways, providing for cleaner, healthier neighborhoods. The distribution of free recycling carts will implement a key recommendation in the City’s Less Waste, Better Baltimore Plan.
The recycling carts are the property of the City of Baltimore. The recycling carts are assigned to specific residential addresses and are not transferable to another location or address.
Provide recycling cart to Baltimore City residents.
Divert waste materials from the landfill and the waste incinerator.
Boost recycling rates and report out the impact on the City's waste stream.
Reduce pollutants to the City’s stormwater facilities.
Our Cart Distribution Plan is data-driven and built considering the Urban Institute’s six-dimensional framework for defining and measuring equity. To learn more about the methodology behind the distribution schedule, visit our Recycling Cart StoryMap.
This initiative is made possible through a collaboration of nonprofit and public sector organizations. Grants, a 0% interest loan, and a fiscal sponsorship have provided residents with a more accessible way to participate in waste diversion and contribute to the cleaner and greener initiatives of the City and the Department of Public Works.