HOLIDAY SCHEDULE: DPW Offices CLOSED on Christmas and New Year’s Eves Trash, Recycling Will be Collected on Christmas, New Year’s Eves

Friday Dec 17th, 2021

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Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Director Jason W. Mitchell reminds residents that DPW offices will be closed on Christmas Eve, Friday, December 24 and New Year’s Eve, Friday, December 31.

On Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, trash and recycling collections will take place on their normal Friday schedule. DPW’s Sanitation Yards will remain OPEN on Christmas and New Year’s Eves.

On Christmas Day, Saturday, December 25, and New Year’s Day, Saturday, January 1, 2022, DPW’s Sanitation Yards will be CLOSED.

The Sanitation Yard facilities closed on Christmas Day, December 25 and New Year’s Day, January 1, 2022, 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

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