Press Releases

Spring into Action for Mayor Scott’s Cleanup! Clean Where You Live on Saturday, April 24

Mar 31st, 2021

Mayor Brandon Scott and Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Acting Director Matthew W. Garbark encourage residents to participate in Mayor Scott’s Spring Cleanup: Clean Where You Live on Saturday, April 24, 2021. Throughout the day on Saturday, April 24, residents are urged to participate in the Mayor’s Spring Cleanup by putting on a mask and picking up a broom to clean up loose litter around their properties, alleyways, and curbsides.

City Holiday: Good Friday, April 2, 2021 Trash, Recycling Make-Up Day: Saturday, April

Mar 30th, 2021

Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Acting Director Matthew W. Garbark reminds residents that Good Friday, April 2, 2021, is a City holiday.  DPW offices and sanitation yards will be CLOSED. There will be no trash or recycling collections on Good Friday. Trash and recycling collections, normally scheduled for Friday, April 2, will be collected on the make-up day, Saturday, April 3.

Mayor Scott, DPW Launch New Baltimore City Residential Sewage Onsite Support Cleanup Program

Mar 23rd, 2021

Mayor Brandon M. Scott and the Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) are announcing the launch of a new Sewage Onsite Support (SOS) Cleanup Program. This 12-month pilot program provides professional cleaning, disinfection, and disposal services from a third-party vendor at no cost to Baltimore City residents impacted by capacity-related sewage backup damage caused by a heavy wet weather (rain/snowmelt) event.

DPW Announces Make-Up Schedules for This Week’s    Trash and Recycling Cancellations

Feb 19th, 2021

Baltimore City Department of Public Works Acting Director Matthew W. Garbark announced today the make-up days for trash and recycling collections cancelled on Thursday, February 18, and Friday, February 19 due to this week’s inclement weather.

  • Thursday, February 18 trash and recycling collections will be picked up on Monday, February 22.
  • Trash and recycling scheduled for today, Friday, February 19, will be collected Friday, February 26 along with the regularly scheduled trash and recycling collections.

DPW Cancels Friday’s Trash, Recycling Collections Department Will Announce Make-Up Days Tomorrow

Feb 18th, 2021

Trash and recycling collections will be cancelled on Friday, February 19, due to icy alleys and roadways, Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Acting Director Matthew W. Garbark has announced.“The City’s alleyways remain quite slick and any melting will likely refreeze overnight. These conditions make collection of trash and recyclables dangerously difficult  for sanitation workers,” said Acting Director Garbark.

DPW Cancels Thursday’s Trash, Recycling Collections Make-Up Day: Saturday, February 20

Feb 17th, 2021

With snow in the forecast, the Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Acting Director Matthew W. Garbark has announced the cancellation of trash and recycling collections for Thursday, February 18. The make-up day for the Thursday collection cancellation is Saturday, February 20.

DPW to Close Community Collection Centers for Recycling Last Day of Operation: Saturday, February 13

Feb 12th, 2021

Today, Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Acting Director Matthew W. Garbark announced that the Department will discontinue the operation of the Community Collection Centers located in each of the City’s 14 Council Districts. The last day for residents to drop off recycling at a Community Collection Center is Saturday, February 13.

City Holiday: Presidents' Day Monday, February 15 DPW Yards, Offices Are Closed

Feb 11th, 2021

Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Acting Director Matthew W. Garbark reminds residents that Presidents' Day, Monday, February 15, 2021, is a City holiday.  DPW offices and sanitation yards will be CLOSED. Monday, February 15, is not a scheduled trash or recycling collection day.

Winter Weather Contributing to Water Main Breaks Department Stands Ready to Repair Breaks, Restore Water Service

Feb 10th, 2021

Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Acting Director Matthew W. Garbark advises that the Department is experiencing an increase in the number of water main breaks throughout out Baltimore City and County, with nearly three dozen main breaks occurring over the last few days.

Department of Public Works Resumes Routine Trash and Recycling for Wednesday, February 3 All Drop-Off and Community Collection Centers Open

Feb 2nd, 2021

Today, Acting Director Matthew W. Garbark announced that the Department would resume routine trash and recycling collections tomorrow, Wednesday, February 3, 2021. Trash and recycling not collected on Tuesday, February 2, 2021, will be collected on Saturday, February 6, 2021.

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