The Baltimore Department of Public Works (DPW) launched and continues its OOPS Tag initiative. The new initiative’s goal is to reduce contamination and improve the city’s recycling system, and help educate residents about how to properly recycle different materials.
The program began in February, and its goal is to help residents recycle correctly and keep contamination out of the recycling stream. According to the Baltimore City Department of Public Works, confusion about what can and cannot be recycled has led to increased contamination in the City’s recycling stream. It is why they started and continue their new OOPS Tag Recycling Initiative.
“Clean it, contain it, and curb it,” said Mike Lucas, a division chief at the Bureau of Solid 91²Ö¿â at Baltimore DPW. “Put your recycling out, our crews come to collect, they do a visual inspection, and if it is contaminated, they will leave you an OOPS tag.”