Baltimore resumes weekly recycling pickup after years-long pause, reasons for delays questioned

While Tuesday marked a big day when it comes to recycling in Baltimore, some city leaders are not pleased with the reasons for years-long delays. City Councilman Isaac “Yitzy” Schleifer, D-District 5, said weekly recycling pickup is required by the City Charter, but recycling service was suspended altogether in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The reality was there was a point in time two years ago recycling was being picked up every single week,” Schleifer told 11 News. “It’s just important that the most basic city functions that people are paying for, the city is delivering.”