Posted on 03/14/23
| News Source: FOX45
Baltimore City residents are fed-up with their recycling piling up. After more than a year of rolled back services, some are ready to take their concerns to court.
Baltimore City residents who agree weekly recycling should be restored can sign the petition by clicking here.
"For us, it was the only avenue left. You know, once it became clear that there was no intention of restarting weekly recycling," said Baltimore City resident Desmond Stinnie.
Stinnie says he has twice the recycling post-pandemic.
"Everything is an amazon package," he said.
But with half the pick-ups, there's constantly an overflow of cardboard boxes in his backyard.
The city now has 30 days to respond to the lawsuit. FOX45 reached out to the city's law department and the Department of Public Works (DPW) for comment on the issue. Neither responded.
The mayor's office sent the following statement:
The Scott Administration is committed to moving the City towards the resumption of weekly recycling, while offering viable alternatives that take into account substantial staffing constraints and supply chain delays that were worsened by the pandemic. We are working diligently to ensure all of the City’s solid waste services are resilient and sustainable at current levels. While funding for DPW is critical and a top priority of the Administration, funding cannot fix the supply chain challenges that persist. As such, we will continue to pursue out-of-the-box solutions, including partnering with community-based organizations to ensure our communities are cleaner.