On behalf of the Calvert County Recycling Effort and the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office we would like to thank the citizens of Calvert County for their efforts during 2010.
During the past year many of our citizens have placed recycleable goods such as clothing, shoes, stuffed animals, bedclothes and cloth remnants into the Mid Atlantic Clothing or M-A-C Recycling bins that are placed at each customer convenience center as well as the landfill.
Each week the materials are collected and weighed. During 2010 the citizens of Calvert County have once again stepped up to the plate to not only help our environment but also assist the County’s D.A.R.E. program. Those of you who gave your old clothing and fabrics helped result in an accumulation of 245.24 tons of materials collected to be recycled. This means that the County saved $15,665 in trash disposal fees according to William Teter, Calvert County Recycling Coordinator. It also means that the local D.A.R.E. Program will receive approximately $1800 for the year from D.A.R.E. America.
The local D.A.R.E. Program receives $100 per bin each year. Please continue to use these bins. As you can see they not only benefit the local D.A.R.E. Program but also save the county money.