Filing your Annual Multi-Family Recycling and Waste Reduction Report On-Line
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This document provides guidance for multi-family properties in Montgomery County, Maryland on filing their annual recycling and waste reduction report online. It outlines the mandatory reporting requirements, including recycling volumes and education efforts. Properties must report on materials like paper, metal, glass and plastic. The document guides readers on gathering required information from haulers and estimating weights. It then walks through the online reporting system step-by-step, including selecting materials recycled, entering hauler details and submitting the final report.
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Filing your Annual Multi-Family Recycling and Waste Reduction Report On-Line
1. Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Solid Waste Services
Waste Reduction and Recycling Section
David Frank, Multi-Family Recycling Program Manager
Filing your Annual Multi-Family Recycling
and Waste Reduction Report On-Line
December 2016
2. Executive Regulation 1-15
Reporting Requirements
Annual Recycling Report due every February 1
– Property and contact information
– Volumes and weights of all materials collected for
recycling and for solid waste disposal
– Description of efforts to educate residents and
staff
– Description of waste reduction activities
– Signature of responsible party
– Each report section is mandatory
3. Mandatory Recyclable Materials
Mixed paper
– White and colored paper
– Newspapers, inserts, magazines, and catalogs
– Telephone directories, paperback and hardcover
books
– Cardboard and boxboard
– Shredded paper
– Coated-paper items
Commingled materials
– Plastic bottles, containers, jars, tubs, lids/caps, etc.
– Glass bottles and jars
– Bi-metal steel/tin cans
– Aluminum cans and foil products
Scrap metal
Yard trim (grass clippings, leaves and brush)
Christmas trees
4. Voluntary Recyclable Materials
Carpet and carpet padding
Compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs and tubes
Electronic items (computers, televisions, radios, etc.)
Batteries
Textiles
Toner, printer, and fax cartridges
Plastic wrap and bags
Food waste
Multi-family properties also may report on additional recycling
efforts, such as:
5. Information to Gather Before
You File…
• Collection service contracts, invoices, and/or self-
hauling tracking sheets
• List of materials your property is recycling
• Recycling and trash collector information (names and
addresses)
• Recycling and trash central collection containers
information (i.e., sizes and number of each)
• Collection frequency
• Quantity of material collected in the previous calendar
year (1/1/2016 – 12/31/2016)
6. Where do you get this information?
Contact your collector (Don’t wait
until the last minute to call!)
Estimate the amounts by using our
Multi-Family Property Filing Tools:
www.montgomerycountymd.gov/recycling
You must obtain actual weights for
compactors
www.montgomerycountymd.gov/SWS/Resources/Files/arr/trrac-calculator.xls
13. File Online Every Year
Establish an online recycling history for your property(ies)
Keep track of multiple
properties on one screen
Track recycling
progress and
view previous
year reports
Minimize data entry
from year to year
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AJAX Apartments
Pinnacle Properties
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14. Select List of Mandatory Materials
Recycled at Your Property in 2016
15. Select List of Voluntary Materials
Recycled at Your Property in 2016
16. Enter Information Per Material
Drop-down menus
and lists make filing
your annual report
easy
24. Waste Reduction Information
Follow the tabs across
the top to complete
the annual report
You can upload existing plans
or flyers instead of re-typing
your accomplishments
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27. Review Completed Report
You can view
copies of your
current or past
reports any time
you need to
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28. Submit Your Recycling Report
for 2016
Receive e-mail confirming
report was submitted
Receive e-mail after report
is field verified and
approved by DSWS giving
your 2016 recycling rate
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29. Incomplete reports
• Missing mandatory materials
• Missing weights
• Missing Collector information
• Missing Waste Reduction and
Education information
Common Mistakes
30. Questions?
Montgomery County
Division of Solid Waste Services
Waste Reduction and Recycling Section
TRRAC Program
(240) 777-6446 (PHONE)
(240) 777-6465 (FAX)
david.frank@montgomerycountymd.gov
101 Monroe Street, 6th Floor
Rockville, Maryland 20850
www.montgomerycountymd.gov/recycling