Independence Day Holiday

DPW
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
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Independence Day Holiday - Friday, July 3, 2015 

Department of Public Works Offices and Yards closed July 3 & 4 

Trash/recycling will be collected on Friday, July 3    

 

  

BALTIMORE, MD — Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Director Rudolph S. Chow, P.E., reminds everyone that Independence Day will be observed by Baltimore City on  Friday, July 3 as a City Holiday. Department of Public Works offices and yards WILL BE CLOSED that day and July 4. 

  • Trash and recycling WILL BE COLLECTED on July 3. Bulk collections are not scheduled for that date.

 

  • Citizen drop-off centers WILL BE CLOSED on both July 3 and 4 (all yards, including Quarantine Road Landfill, the Northwest Transfer Station, and the Eastern, Western and Northwest Collections Facilities).

 

  • Mechanical street sweeping WILL NOT TAKE PLACE on July 3.

 

  • Household Hazardous Waste drop-off WILL NOT OCCUR on July 3 or 4. The next drop-off will take place on Friday and Saturday, August 7 and 8, from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. at the Northwest Citizen Convenience Center, 2840 Sisson Street.  

 

  • Parking meters WILL NOT BE IN EFFECT on July 4 only.
 

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The Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) enhances and sustains a healthy quality of life for Baltimore City citizens, regional customers, and visitors. The agency provides efficient management of solid waste services, water and wastewater, and stormwater systems. DPW delivers drinking water to 1.8 million people daily, collecting 750 tons of mixed refuse and 125 tons of recycling from 210,000 households four days a week. For additional information visit, http://publicworks.baltimorecity.gov, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BaltimoreCityDepartmentofPublicWorks and Twitter at http://twitter.BaltimoreDPW.