Trash and Recycling Services Suspended due to Weather

Wednesday Mar 21st, 2018

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The Baltimore City Department of Public Works advises citizens that shortly before noon today, Wednesday, March 21, trash and recycling collection was cancelled for the remainder of the day due to worsening weather and road conditions.  Make-up collections, service on Thursday, March 22, and additional updates will be announced as further assessment of the weather and routes are made. 

Please stay tuned to your local news, Twitter and Facebook for updates.

Mechanical street sweeping was announced Tuesday evening as cancelled as drivers are reassigned to emergency snow operations. 

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