Thursday, March 7, 2013
Aberdeen will allow larger containers for recyclables, provided they carry the new sticker.
Aberdeen residents are recycling so often, the small green and blue tubs the city once provided are no longer big enough to do the job. So the city is allowing bigger containers, and before doing so, it's holding a design contest for a new sticker to put on those containers. "I think we're going to come up with some pretty neat stuff," said Matt Lapinsky, Director of Aberdeen's Department of Public Works. See the attached PDFs for the rules and the submission form for the contest. Residents have until 3 p.m. on April 5 to submit a 4-inch-by-9-inch sticker design. "Since we went to single-stream, it's increased so much. In places where guys used to get a single [container], now they're getting two," Lapinsky said. "We've outgrown the old …
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Aberdeen's regular trash collection schedule includes yard waste removal.
Aberdeen residents receive one perk after the holidays: trash pick-up includes your Christmas tree. City residents can dispose of their trees at the curb on Fridays this month. Residents in Zones 1 and 2 (who have trash picked up on Monday and Tuesday) can put yard waste at the road on the first and third Fridays of each month. They can leave their tree at the road before 6 a.m. on Jan. 18. Residents in Zones 3 and 4 (who have trash picked up on Wednesday and Thursday) can put yard waste at the road on the second and fourth Fridays of each month. Those residents may leave their trees at the curb before 6 a.m. on Jan. 25. Don't want to wait? Bring your tree to the back of the parking lot at the Moose Lodge on Rogers Street, and city staff …
Monday, December 31, 2012
Trash collection resumes Wednesday, delayed one day for Aberdeen residents.
Monday trash collection remained on schedule, but Aberdeen's Department of Public Works will not be collecting your waste Tuesday morning. Zone 1 collection will remain on schedule Monday, but there will be no Tuesday pick-up. Instead, Zones 2, 3 and 4 will see collection delayed by one day. Yard waste collection in Zones 1 and 2 will be delayed until Jan. 5. Yard waste was picked up for Zones 3 and 4 on Dec. 29. Bulk trash collection is postponed for the two-week stretch surrounding the holidays. Aberdeen's Department of Public Works asks that all residents have their containers at the curb by no later than 6 a.m. For more information about city services, visit Aberdeen's city website.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Aberdeen City Council honored its department of public works Monday.
Aberdeen City Council honored the city's department of public works Tuesday for achieving 100 percent compliance with state and federal regulations in 2011. Three members of the city's water and wastewater staff were on hand at Monday's City Council meeting to be recognized for their leadership and efforts to meet that goal. "They're routinely honored in the state for their work," Aberdeen Mayor Michael Bennett said. "I would put our DPW folks up against any other DPW in the state of Maryland. They just do a fantastic job." Mayor Michael Bennett recognized Director of Public Works Matt Lapinsky and DPW staff leaders Paul Visser, George Skinner and Rob Crouse. City Manager Doug Miller added, "These guys represent, and the crews that work …
