Sustainable Maryland honored 16 Maryland municipalities at the Maryland Municipal League’s annual Fall Conference on Monday, October 16. This Awards Ceremony marks Sustainable Maryland's 11th year of helping communities build a more sustainable future.
To date, 89 municipalities, or 57% of the state's 157 towns and cities, participate in the program, and 26% have achieved the "Sustainable Maryland Certified" designation.
The complete list of newly certified (denoted by *) and re-certified communities includes:
- Bel Air (Silver) (first certified in 2014, re-certified in 2017, 2020, and 2023)
- Berwyn Heights (Bronze) (first certified in 2014, re-certified in 2017, 2020, and 2023)
- Boonsboro (Bronze) (first certified in 2014, re-certified in 2017, 2020, and 2023)
- *Charlestown (Bronze)
- Chesapeake Beach (Bronze) (first certified in 2014, re-certified in 2017, 2020, and 2023)
- Chestertown (Silver) (first certified in 2012, re-certified in 2015, 2018, and 2023)
- Frostburg (Bronze) (first certified in 2017, re-certified in 2020, and 2023)
- Greenbelt (Silver, 2023 Sustainability Champion) (first certified in 2014, re-certified in 2017, 2020, and 2023)
- *Keedysville (Bronze)
- *Kensington (Bronze)
- Landover Hills (Bronze) (first certified in 2020, re-certified in 2023)
- Mount Airy (Bronze) (first certified in 2017, re-certified in 2020 and 2023)
- Riverdale Park (Silver) (first certified in 2014, re-certified in 2017, 2020, and 2023)
- *Sykesville (Bronze)
- University Park (Silver) (first certified in 2014, re-certified in 2017, 2020, and 2023)
- *Washington Grove (Bronze)
Check out the certification reports of all of our Sustainable Maryland Certified municipalities on the map on our home page.