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A passing glance at neighboring Baltimore streets and communities can be a striking reminder of the effort needed to maintain the special and beautiful appearance of Roland Park. To assist residents in achieving this, Roads and Maintenance coordinates with both private contractors and many Baltimore City agencies to maximize every available service. Ultimately, our success depends upon the participation and cooperation of each and every one of us!

Updated services and seasonal information can be found in each edition of Roland Park News, which is mailed directly to each residence. The Roads and Maintenance page on the Roland Park web site, www.rolandpark.org, will also have up-to-date information. For dumpster dates and locations please sign up to the Roland Park website e-letter. For further community information or assistance, please contact the Roland Park Roads and Maintenance office at 410-464-2525.

City Trash, Recycling, Bulk Trash and Other City Services  

On Tuesday, July 14, 2009 the city introduced its first major trash-collection overhaul in decades, called One Plus One. Instead of the old system of twice-weekly trash removal plus recycling every second week, the new system entails one trash removal per week and one recyclables removal per week (the latter on a different day from the former). The schedule varies by city sector and a map is shown below. Roland Park's days are as follows:

1. If you live east of Roland Avenue and/or south of Cold Spring Lane:

• Trash, Tuesdays.

• Recyclables, Thursdays.

This applies to Roland Park Plats 1 (most), 4, 5 City and 5 County, along with our neighbors Evergreen, Keswick, Tuxedo Park, Embla Park and Roland Springs.

2. If you live west of Roland Avenue and north of Cold Spring Lane:

• Trash, Wednesdays.

• Recyclables, Fridays.

This applies to Roland Park Plats 2, 3 and 6, along with the sliver of Plat 1 that stretches along the west side of Roland Avenue.

Regular trash disposal is limited to 96 gallons per pick up (3 regular, round trash cans). Recyclables disposal is unlimited. Residents are not required to use the yellow, city-issued recyclables cans, but whatever container is used should be clearly marked "recyclables."

This plan supersedes the old recycling pick-up schedule, which was second and fourth Wednesdays.

As of the end of May 2010, the city dropped its popular bulk-trash pick-up program.  Until the program is reinstated, residents must drop off their own bulk trash at any of the city's designated drop-off points.

A list of the drop-off locations is here.

Dumpster Pick Up

Baltimore City sometimes places a dumpster in our community. This is for the use of Roland Park residents only and not for contractors (call 311 to report illegal dumping). Items placed should not include hazardous materials, household appliances, tires or rims. The schedule of dumpster dates and locations is published as applicable in Roland Park News and on this web site's community calendar and/or community bulletin board. As applicable, it will also be mentioned in RolandPark.org's periodic e-newsletter (click here to subscribe).

Roland Park Organic Debris Removal

In addition to maintaining the common areas in our community, our association has a long-standing tradition of assisting Roland Park homeowners in maintaining the beauty of their individual properties. To that end, we have established an ongoing debris removal program. Our current contractor, Tru-Green Landcare, will remove two cubic yards (about the size of a refrigerator) on a monthly basis from every household that pays the full service Roads and Maintenance fee (an unbelievably low cost for debris removal, especially compared to the cost to hire a private debris-hauling contractor for the year). This debris is then hauled to a local mulching facility where it is recycled. Thus, not only do we keep our neighborhood tidy, we are keeping large amounts of organic debris out of the solid waste stream.

The R&M fee is billed annually to residents. New Roland Park residents can call 410-494-0125 for more information.

Remember, we are fortunate to reside in a park! Each year, over 4,000 cubic yards of tree and shrub debris is collected from participating homeowners. For this program to run smoothly, each participant must abide by the following guidelines:

• Always be considerate of your neighbors, but especially with your debris (and trash and animal feces).
• Place your organic debris in the lane behind your home, on the outside of your fence or hedge, taking care to not block the lane. If your debris is not visible or accessible, it will not be picked up. If you have no lane behind your home, pick up will be made in front of your home or near the spot where your trash and recycling is normally picked up.
• Again, your house number should be clearly marked on the rear of your property to identify your location.
• Debris must be in place by Monday morning of your pick-up week. Piles that are created at the end of your week will not be removed until the following month (an ongoing eyesore for everyone). Please note that grass clippings and leaf piles are not included in the organic debris pick-up and must be bagged for trash pickup, and piles intermingled with non-accepted materials will not be picked up (e.g., logs, stumps, fence posts, metal, etc).
• In order for us to correct service errors, we need to know about them in a timely manner. And, thanks for being reasonable and polite when calling us!

LET'S ALL PITCH IN TO MAKE ROLAND PARK A MORE ATTRACTIVE PLACE TO LIVE!

Roland Park Roads & Maintenance Corp.   
5115B Roland Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland 21210

Tel.: (410) 464-2525

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