Baltimore County leads state in recycling

Baltimore County environmental officials called recent trends in residents? recycling efforts “troubling,” despite efforts that lead the state last year.

The county led Maryland in overall recycled tonnage ? 562,183 tons ? in 2005, the latest set of numbers released by the state?s Department of the Environment at the end of September. County residents and businesses recycled 46 percent of the materials they generated, the highest ever obtained by the state?s third largest jurisdiction.