Join us in thanking the women and men who work daily to keep our neighborhoods and streets clean!
This past year has been very difficult for Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) sanitation workers. Nevertheless, these workers persevered, working through ransomware, the COVID-19 pandemic, and inclement weather, continuing to pick up and dispose of our waste. More residents have been working from home this past year, resulting in more waste and recycling being produced at home for sanitation workers to collect. Residents' patience is appreciated as residential trash and recycling tonnage collected has increased significantly. As temperatures continue to climb, feel free to show your gratitude with an offer of a cold bottle of water to these workers. But as always, taking the time to simply say "Thank you for your service" will go a long way.
June 19 Shredding Event
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DPW will be hosting it's second free shredding event of 2021 on Saturday, June 19th at 2801 St Lo Drive from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This event is for Baltimore City residents only. Residents may bring up to two large bags of papers to be shredded on site. Bags with other materials or trash will NOT be accepted.
Please call (410) 396-4511 or email Recycling@baltimorecity.gov if you have any questions!
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Household Hazardous Waste Collection
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- Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection has returned. This is an opportunity for Baltimore City residents to dispose of hazardous household materials such as oil-based paints, pesticides, herbicides, car and household batteries, drain cleaners, and many other items. Latex paint is NOT hazardous waste, it can be dried up and the cans put out for regular trash collection.
- Residents can drop off HHW items at the Northwest Citizens' Convenience Center, 2840 Sisson Street. HHW season runs from April to October, and generally occurs on the first Friday and Saturday of the month. The next collection event will be June 4th and 5th.
- For more information on materials accepted and the complete schedule, please see our flyer.
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May's Trash Talk Tuesday gave an overview of the City's Recycling Services and the Residential Drop-Off Centers. When it comes to curbside recycling in Baltimore, the City has a contamination rate of approximately 24 percent. This contamination is the result of non-recyclable materials or dirty and soiled materials being added to the City's recycling stream. Plastic bags and bagged materials are the largest contributors to the City's recycling contamination. Brush up on your recycling knowledge by watching the May Trash Talk Tuesday video. It also covers the disposal services offered at the Residential Drop-Off Centers. These facilities accept single-stream recycling, household trash, bulk items such as furniture, electronics, and more.
Trash Talk Tuesdays are posted on the DPW Facebook page, on the third Tuesday of every month. Next month's will be posted at noon on June 15th.
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Currently, Baltimore residents can drop off durable medical equipment at participating collection centers. The Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Program accepts most types of home medical equipment. The Program has experienced high demand for hospital beds, wheelchairs, walkers, canes, commodes, bathroom equipment, patient lifts, lift chairs, and overbed tables. However, any corroded or heavily soiled equipment will not be accepted. The purpose of this Program is to supply residents with safe and well-functioning medical equipment.
The refurbished DME will be available to residents with any illness, injury, or disability, regardless of age. This Program seeks to divert durable medical equipment from landfills. To support this initiative, Baltimore City now provides two collection locations for DME donations and these sites are facilitated by the Department of Public Works (DPW). Collection sites are located at the Citizens’ Convenience Drop-Off Centers at the Northwest Transfer Station, located at 5030 Reisterstown Road, and the Quarantine Road Landfill, located at 6100 Quarantine Road.
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