Seasonal & Holidays

Baltimore Announces Schedule Changes For The Holiday Season

The public works department would like to remind residents of office closings and trash and recycling changes for the holiday season.

From The City Of Baltimore PW: Baltimore City Department of Public Works Director Rudolph S. Chow, P.E., reminds City residents that the Christmas and New Year’s holidays will be observed on Monday, December 26, 2016 and Monday, January 2, 2017 . Department of Public Works’ offices and yards will be CLOSED on those two Mondays.

  • Trash, recycling, and bulk collections are NOT scheduled for December 26 and January 2.
  • Drop-off centers and yards will be CLOSED on those two Mondays.
  • Mechanical street sweeping will NOT take place, and street sweeping parking restrictions will NOT be in effect.
  • Parking meters will NOT be in effect only on December 25 and January 1.
  • NOTE: Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve are NOT City holidays. This means that City drop-off centers will be OPEN on December 24, and December 31, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., except for the Northwest Transfer Station which will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

Recycling Reminder:

Please remember to recycle your holiday wrappings and beverage containers from your seasonal gatherings. Paper, cardboard, glass and plastic bottles and jars, aluminum and metal cans, and even Styrofoam (drop-off only), are among these recyclables. To learn more about Baltimore City recycling please go to: http://publicworks.baltimorecity.gov/Recycling.aspx.

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For more information about DPW’s holiday closures and service interruptions, please consult your Public Works Calendar or go to http://publicworks.baltimorecity.gov/.

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