Independence Day: DPW Offices, Sanitation Yards Closed, Monday July 4th

Wednesday Jun 29th, 2022

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DPW Offices, Sanitation Yards Closed Independence Day, Monday, July 4th

Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Director Jason W. Mitchell reminds residents that Independence Day, Monday, July 4, 2022, is a City holiday. DPW offices and sanitation yards will be CLOSED.

Weekly trash and recycling collections are NOT impacted by the Independence Day closure. Monday is not a scheduled curbside trash or recycling collection day.

DPW facilities closed on the Independence 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

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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. 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

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