Howard County Group

The Howard County Group is part of the Maryland Chapter of the Sierra Club, a national environmental organization. Help Wanted We are looking for a new secretary for the executive committee; the position mostly requires attending 5-6 meetings per year and recording the minutes. If you can help, contact Ken Clark, 301-725-3306, kenclark7@comcast.net. Additional Plastic Recycling Residents of Howard County are now able to add more plastic materials to their recycling container. These new materials are: #2 and #5 Tubs (i.e., margarine, sour cream, ricotta cheese, yogurt, pudding, etc.) #2 and #5 Jars (i.e., peanut butter, tomato sauce, mayonnaise) #2 and #5 Trays (i.e., microwaveable meal trays) As before, plastic bottles of all recycle numbers are recyclable (but not motor oil, pesticide or solvent bottles). See the Howard County web page for a full list of recyclables. The Sierra Club organizes tours of the Waste Management Recycle America recycling sorting plant in Elkridge, once every month or two, on weekdays at 10:00am, contact Susan Hartsfield, 202-498-2640, susanhartsfield@msn.com (put "WM Recycle tour" in the subject line). Featured Outing Hike to the top of Old Rag Mountain on our May 31 hike, one of many trips on our outings schedule. See more photos on our pictures page.