Posted: May 20, 2013

BALTIMORE, MD (May 20, 2013) – Public Works Director Alfred H. Foxx reminds everyone that Memorial Day is a City holiday. Department of Public Works’ offices and yards will be CLOSED on Monday, May 27, 2013. Memorial Day: Trash, recycling and bulk collections are not scheduled ...

Posted: May 17, 2013

BALTIMORE, MD (May 16, 2013) – Saturday, May 18, will be the last time you will be able to view the “Salvage” art show (sponsored by Waste Management), so be sure to stop by and view these creative, provocative works made from curbside recyclable materials. The exhibition closes on...

Posted: May 17, 2013

BALTIMORE, MD (May 16, 2013) Director Alfred H. Foxx has announced that the Baltimore City Department of Public Works has once again won the Annual CWEA/CSAWWA Water Taste Test. This competition is held annually in May at the joint spring meeting of the Chesapeake Water Environmental Association (CW...

Posted: May 10, 2013

May 10, 2013 (Baltimore, MD) — Public Works Director Alfred H. Foxx reminds everyone that Big Truck Day is back for another year! This FREE event will be held tomorrow, Saturday, May 11, 2013, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Baltimore Museum of Industry grounds, 1415 Key Highway. Big trucks, ...

Posted: May 06, 2013

BALTIMORE, MD (May 3, 2013) – Director Alfred H. Foxx asks everyone to join the Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) in celebrating Drinking Water Week, May 5 – 11, 2013. Starting in 1988, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) began this public information campaign to re...

Posted: May 01, 2013

April 30, 2013 (Baltimore, MD) — Public Works Director, Alfred H. Foxx announced today that Big Truck Day is back for another year! This FREE event will be held Saturday, May 11, 2013 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Baltimore Museum of Industry grounds, 1415 Key Highway. Big trucks, big vehic...

Posted: April 26, 2013

(Baltimore - April 25, 2013)  Public Works Director Alfred H. Foxx today announced that the second phase of the Gwynns Run cleanup will begin tomorrow. The Department of Public Works and our partners came together for Phase I of the first ever mass cleanup of the Gwynns Run on March 22, 2013. ...

Posted: April 26, 2013

BALTIMORE, MD (April 25, 2013) – Director Alfred H. Foxx today announced that Baltimore businesses, agencies and institutions can sign up for Clean Your Files Day. The event will be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Clean Your Files Day is focused on promoting workplace recycling. Instead of thr...

Posted: April 24, 2013

BALTIMORE, MD. (APRIL 16, 2013) – Today, Mayor Rawlings-Blake was joined by City Council President Bernard C. "Jack" Young, Councilman Carl Stokes, City employees, sponsors, and community leaders to announce the City’s second annual Clean Community Competition. The contest, established l...

Posted: April 18, 2013

BALTIMORE, MD (April 17, 2013) – Director Alfred H. Foxx today announced that the Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW), Bureau of Solid Waste, has received Honorable Mention in the EPS (Expanded Polystyrene) Industry Alliance’s First Annual Excellence in EPS Recycling Award. ...