In July, Baltimore set out 26 recycling receptacles in downtown and popular tourist areas to collect waste, paper, plastic and aluminum from pedestrians. The 90-gallon containers, which have separate openings for waste and recyclables, are being paid for by advertising sold on their four sides by Kingsport, Tenn.-based OutdoorPartner Media. The city receives a portion of the advertising revenue and is responsible for disposing of the waste and recyclables. The advertising sales company cleans and maintains the units, which are manufactured by Dunkirk, Md.-based Victory Stanley. “In most cities, as residents and visitors are strolling through downtown and finish with a bottle of water, they find that they have no environmentally friendly place to toss the bottle,” says Mayor Martin O'Malley. “Being the pioneering city that Baltimore is, we are pleased to be one of the first major cities to bring a recycling solution directly to pedestrians.”