City of Baltimore to Observe the July Fourth Holiday, Tuesday, July 4 DPW Offices, Sanitation Yards Closed on Fourth of July

Sunday Jul 2nd, 2023

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The Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) offices and sanitation yards will be closed on the Fourth of July, Tuesday, July 4 -- due to the City observance of the holiday.

Trash and recycling WILL NOT BE COLLECTED on Tuesday, July 4. The make-up day for trash and recycling will be Saturday, July 8.

Mechanical street sweeping WILL NOT take place on Tuesday, July 4.

On the July Fourth holiday, DPW facilities closed to residents and haulers include:

  • Northwest Transfer Station, 5030 Reisterstown Road
  • Quarantine Road Landfill, 6100 Quarantine Road
  • Northwest Residential Drop-off Center, 2840 Sisson Street
  • Southwestern Residential Drop-off Center, 701 Reedbird Avenue
  • Eastern Residential Drop-off Center, 6101 Bowleys Lane

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Extended summer hours for DPW Residential Drop-off Centers are now in effect from  9 a.m. – 7 p.m., Monday-Saturday (except for holidays). These extended summer hours are in effect until Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 5. 

Please note that the Northwest Transfer Station will remain open from 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. and the Quarantine Road Landfill's Residential Drop-off will remain open from 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.           

 

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