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Let's welcome in the fall season and make our neighborhoods sparkle by signing up for Mayor Catherine E. Pugh’s Annual Fall Cleanup. Every year, on behalf of the Mayor’s Office, DPW partners with fellow City agencies, including the Departments of Transportation and Recreation and Parks to help clean up our neighborhoods.
The Mayor’s Fall Cleanup is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27. To participate, residents should organize volunteers and then register their cleanup activity by calling 311. Please provide the cleanup location(s) and the anticipated numbers of participants when calling to sign up. Registered communities will receive bags to help with their cleanup efforts. DPW will provide cleanup debris removal.
Participants in the Mayor’s Fall Cleanup can earn $10 in credits toward their stormwater fee. Certificates and forms for the stormwater credit can be picked up by registrants when they come to collect bags for their cleanups.
As the grass continues to grow and the leaves begin to fall,
remember to grasscycle when doing your yard work. Grasscycling is easy, saves
you time, and helps fertilize your lawn! Simply cut your grass and let it lie.
Additionally, as the leaves begin to fall, mow them as well! No need to rake
your leaves, simply go over them with your lawnmower - just like cutting your grass. Grasscycling and leaf mulching help your lawn as well as the Harbor, Chesapeake Bay, and
other waterways by slowing runoff from rain. For more information on
grasscycling, visit the our website. If you decide to bag your leaves, DPW will collect up to five bags of yard waste from your residence during weekly trash pick-ups and start scheduled leaf collection pick-ups on Oct. 29.
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Leaf Collection Season: Oct. 29 -Jan. 7, 2019
Residents may call 311 before 6 p.m. Sunday to schedule a special leaf pick-up the following Monday for up to 20 bags. Appointments can be made beginning Oct. 1.
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DPW will offer free paper shredding for city residents on Saturday, Oct. 13, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Free Community Shred Day will take place at Middlebranch Park, 3301
Waterview Ave. 21230. This is the fourth and final shred day planned for 2018.
Residents are allowed to bring up to TWO (2!) large trash bags of
papers to be shredded. Cancelled checks, medical records, credit card
information, utility bills, old tax returns, and pay stubs are among the many
items that should be destroyed by shredding. Please note that bags with other
items and trash will not be accepted. Proof of Baltimore City residency is
required.
Recycling bins will be on sale at discounted rates:
25-gallon bins with lids for $10, and the 18-gallon bin for $4. We accept cash
and check only for the purchase of the recycling bins.
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