Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday DPW Offices, Yards Closed on January 18

Monday Jan 11th, 2021

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Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Acting Director Matthew W. Garbark reminds residents that Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, January 18, 2021, is a City holiday.  DPW offices, yards and Community Collection Centers will be CLOSED. DPW requests that residents avoid placing recycling at Community Collection Centers when they are closed.

Monday, January 18 is not a scheduled trash collection day.
 

DPW facilities closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to residents and haulers include:

  • Northwest Transfer Station, 5030 Reisterstown Road
  • Quarantine Road Landfill, 6100 Quarantine Road
  • Northwest Citizens' Convenience Center, 2840 Sisson Street
  • Southwestern Citizens’ Convenience Center, 701 Reedbird Avenue
  • Eastern Citizens’ Convenience Center, 6101 Bowleys Lane
     

For information on locations and hours of operation for the recycling Community Collection Centers, please visit 
publicworks.baltimorecity.gov/collectionupdate.

Want more information on the Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW)?  Click these links to view the 2021 DPW Calendar, the 2019-2020 Bi-Annual Report, or the 2019 Water Quality Report.

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