The Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) has released its Fiscal Year 2016 Annual Report, highlighting the department’s efforts to support cleaner neighborhoods.

In FY 2016 every City residence that had its household trash collected by the City received a municipal trash can. These cans came with attached lids and wheels, and are helping communities previously troubled by loose trash and open trashcans.  

Additional tools to support clean City neighborhoods were also introduced in the FY 2016. The Baltimore Clean Corps program made its debut. Clean Corps encourages neighbors to work together for cleaner communities, and to share information and resources with other community members who are committed to having clean streets and alleys. In addition, DPW supported the development of the Baltimore City Clean Guide. This 24-page booklet provides City residents with information on the resources needed to keep neighborhoods clean.

“Fiscal Year 2016 has been a year of great progress for DPW. We have made great strides in giving citizens important tools so they can maintain clean, healthy neighborhoods,” said DPW Director Rudy S. Chow, P.E.  

The FY 2016 Annual Report details how DPW spent its $992.9 million budget.  In Fiscal Year 2016, DPW spent more than $21 million to clean the public rights-of-way, and $25 million on waste removal and recycling. In addition, DPW spent more than $123 million on wastewater management.

“It is expensive to clean the City and to manage wastewater, but it is worth with it,” said Director Chow. “The Mayor and the City Council and the citizens place a high level of trust in DPW.  We produce an Annual Report to let our citizens and other stakeholders know about the strides that we are making.”

A downloadable version of the report can be found the DPW website.  Citizens may also obtain the report by contacting the DPW Communications and Community Affairs Division at 410-545-6541 or emailing a request to PublicWorks@baltimorecity.gov.