Carroll County Wants You to Vote For the Best 'Art Cart'

From recycling bin to art, the Carroll County Department of Public Works asked local artists to turn an average recycling bin into a masterpiece.

November 15 is "America Recycles Day," so to celebrate, the Carroll County
Government Recycling Office is hosting a "Art Carts" contest through in the lobby of the Carroll County Government Office Building.

"I wanted to do something fun to keep folks aware of our recycling programs in Carroll County," said Maria Myers, Carroll County’s Recycling Manager.

The recycling contest required that artists decorate a 65 gallon recycling bin, asking them to be mindful that the carts must still function as a recycling bin and be appropriate for community viewing.

Show up and vote for your favorite recycling bin decorated by local artists before Nov. 15.

Corey Heck, a Mount Airy resident and junior at Savannah College of Art and Design took on the challenge, creating his recycling bin featuring a recent "hot topic" in Maryland.

"For my bin I decided to focus on Maryland football's new uniforms called Maryland Pride uniforms, that were discussed all over the sports world mainly because people thought they were ugly," said Heck. "Me and a number of other Marylanders loved them and I wanted others to see how the uniforms represent our state flag and Maryland Pride."