Baltimore City Department of Public Works

Rethinking Our Waste Management Future
Visit the "Less Waste, Better Baltimore" webpage to learn about DPW's plans to rethink how the City handles its waste.
Now Available: Video of Sanitary Consent Decree Public Meeting Presentation
At this annual public meeting, DPW’s Chief of Legal and Regulatory Affairs presented an overview of the Department’s work to comply with the Modified Consent Decree.
NEW! Sewer Overflow Map
DPW has launched a map of known sanitary sewer overflows.

In the News

City Holiday Presidents Day Monday, Feb. 18

Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Director Rudolph S. Chow, P.E., reminds everyone that Presidents Day, Monday, February 18, 2019, is a City holiday. DPW offices and yards WILL BE CLOSED.

Loch Raven Drive Repairs Are Now Complete

Baltimore City Department of Public Works Director Rudolph S. Chow, P.E., and Department of Transportation Director Michelle Pourciau announced that Loch Raven Drive between Providence Road and Morgan Mill Road in Baltimore County has been reopened to motorists.

Weigh in on “Less Waste, Better Baltimore” Plan

The “Less Waste, Better Baltimore” Recycling and Solid Waste Management Master Plan process is moving into the community, with two public meetings scheduled for the coming weeks. The first meeting is 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, at Edmonson-Westside High School, 501 N. Athol Avenue.

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