Filing your annual multi-family recycling and waste reduction report online.

1. Filing your Annual Multi-Family Recycling
and Waste Reduction Report On-Line
Ruth Carbonell December 10, 2020

2. Montgomery County
Executive Regulation 1-15
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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

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Mandatory Recyclable Materials
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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. 4
Voluntary Recyclable Materials
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Multi-family properties may also report on
additional recycling efforts, such as:
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 scraps

5. Information to Gather Before You
File…
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6. Where Do You Get Your Recycling
and Refuse Information?
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Contact each of your
haulers/collectors and
contractors
• Don’t wait until the last
minute to call!
Estimate the amounts by
using our Multi-Family
Property Filing Tools
• Recycling/Trash Weight
Calculator

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Montgomery County Multi-Family
Recycling/Trash Weight Estimate Calculator
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8. Examples of Common On-site Collection
Containers
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8yd3
6yd3
4yd3
2yd3
Toters
(35, 64, 90 gallons)
Compactor
(10, 20, 30, 34 yd3)
Roll-off
(10, 20, 30, 34 yd3)

9. Now You’re Ready to File Your Recycling
Report On-Line
Link to Access Online Reporting System

10. Sign in or Create An Account
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11. File Online Every Year
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Establish an online recycling history for your property(ies)

12. Select List of Voluntary Materials
Recycled at Your Property in 2020
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13. Enter Information Per Material
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14. Enter Hauler/Collector Information
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15. Select Your Hauler/Collector

16. Choose Your Hauler/Collector
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17. Have More than One Container or
Hauler/Collector?
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18. Scrap Metal
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Contact scrap
metal recycling
hauler/collector
to request the
amount of pounds
of scrap metal
recycled in 2020.
If unknown, list
the items and
quantities
collected.

19. Christmas Trees
Selects pounds
if total weight of
trees is known,
or items to
report number
of trees
collected

20. Yard Trim (grass, leaves, brush, garden
Trimmings)
May report
pounds
collected or
cubic yards of
material
collected

21. Grasscycling
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Reporting acreage or
square footage of grassy
area on the Report
Details tab allows us to
calculate total
grasscycling pounds for
you.

22. Trash
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Trash Tab:
Enter your trash
information in the
same manner as
your recycling data.
Click the “Add”
button when you are
done.

23. Waste Reduction Information
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Follow the tabs across the
top to complete the
annual report
Green check marks
indicate a section
has been
completed
You can upload existing plans or flyers
instead of re-typing your
accomplishments
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24. Education Program Information
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25. Annual Report Details
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Enter the number of
acres of green area to
account for grasscycling
efforts
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26. Review Completed Report
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You can view
copies of your
current or
past reports
any time you
need to
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27. Submit your Recycling Report for
2020
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 Receive e-mail confirming
report was submitted
 Receive e-mail after report
is field verified and
approved by RRMD giving
your 2020 recycling rate
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28. Common Mistakes
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• Incomplete reports
Missing mandatory materials
Missing weights
Missing collector information
Missing waste reduction and education information

29. Questions?
Montgomery County
Department of Environmental Protection
Recycling and Resource Management Division
Waste Reduction and Recycling Section
TRRAC Program
2425 Reedie Drive, 4th Floor
Wheaton, MD 20902
(240) 777-6486 (PHONE)
(240) 777-6465 (FAX)
ruth.carbonell@montgomerycountymd.gov
lenicia.johnson@montgomerycountymd.gov
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/sws/trrac/