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County’s “Oops Tag” Program Designed to Reduce Non-Recyclables in Residents’ Bins
The county’s Department of Environmental Protection has begun a program of inspecting residents’ recycling collections looking for items that shouldn’t be placed in those bins. The Recycle Right “Oops Tag” program is intended to reduce the amount of non-recyclable material going to the recycling center.
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County Announces Schedule Changes For Independence Day Weekend
Montgomery County has announced the schedule changes for the Independence Day holiday weekend, Sunday-Monday, July 4-5. County offices, libraries and state offices and courts will be closed.
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Recycle Right: CFLs Contain Mercury
The Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection is offering tips for recycling CFLs — compact fluorescent lightbulbs. [sponsored]
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Area Civic Organizations Team Up to Install Little Free Libraries
The Greater Silver Spring Civitans Club (GSSC) and Glenmont Forest Neighbors Civic Association (GFNCA) have teamed up to create and maintain two Little Free Libraries to benefit the community, according to a county press release.
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County Executive Urges Public to be Inclusive in Climate Change Efforts
County Executive Marc Elrich urged community leaders and environmental activists to open their platforms to more diverse voices at the Feb. 27 Climate Action Plan Town Hall and Open House. “We’ve got to do a better job engaging low income and vulnerable communities,” Elrich said. “I look around this room, and I got to say…
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County Personnel Moves This Week as Administration Transition Continues
Several high-level personnel moves took place in the county this week as the transition to County Executive Marc Elrich’s administration continues. First, Police Chief J. Thomas Manger announced that he […]
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County Program Provides Trees for Urban Areas to Increase Canopy
During this fall planting season, interested property owners can help to increase the tree canopy in the county’s urban areas with a free tree. Under the Planning Department’s Shades of […]
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County Offering Grants to Assist with Food Security Issues
Photo of rescued food waste from robgreenfield.tv. Montgomery County is offering grants ranging from $500 to $10,000 to community organizations working with food security issues, according to a press release. […]
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Departments, groups create downtown pop-ups for PARK(ing) Day
Several county departments and other organizations created pop-up spaces along Fenton Street and Ellsworth Drive in Silver Spring Friday to mark International PARK(ing) Day.