Congratulations to the Sustainable Maryland Class of 2023!

By Mike Hunninghake / Oct 30, 2023 / Updated Nov 30, 2023

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2023 SM Awards Group

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 here.

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