Baltimore City Department of Public Works

DPW Youth Workers, Mentoring Program Participants Create New City Mural
This summer youth workers learned what it means to be a DPW worker, collaborating with a local artist to create community-based artwork highlighting how the department serves the City of Baltimore every day.
See What's "In the News" for DPW
Check out recent headlines highlighting DPW's work to repair the CIty's aging water and sewer system.
Smart Cans Arrive in Baltimore
The first wave of Smart Cans – sun-powered trash compactors that DPW sanitation employees know when they need to be emptied – have arrived on sidewalks in South Baltimore.

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Smart Cans Arriving to Keep Baltimore Beautiful

Smart Cans – sun-powered trash compactors that let Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) sanitation employees know when they need to be emptied – are arriving on sidewalks in South Baltimore.

DPW Delivers Fall Cleaning & Greening Opportunities

As fall blows in, Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) is offering opportunities for residents to clean, beautify, and green their neighborhoods.

The highlight of the City’s fall clean and green opportunities will be the Mayor’s Fall Cleanup on Saturday, Oct. 27. Call 311 now to register your cleaning activity.

Heavy Labor Day Weekend Rain Leads to SSOs

A downpour on Sunday, September 9, resulted in approximately 24.5 million gallons of stormwater, mixed with sewer water, entering the Jones Falls. An additional 3,000 gallons overflowed into the Gwynns Falls. Almost all of this was released through structured overflows.

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