Press Releases

DPW Snow Update: Friday’s Trash, Recycling Collections Suspended Sanitation Yards, Residential Drop-off Center, Customer Service Office Closed Early

Jan 19th, 2024

Due to today’s steadily falling snow, the Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Solid Waste crews are unable to conduct trash and recycling collections on Friday, Jan. 19. Monday, Jan. 22, is the anticipated make-up day for Friday’s trash and recycling collections.

Tomorrow, Saturday, Jan. 20, limited Solid Waste crews will be out addressing missed pickups from this week, if weather and road conditions permit. However, the ability to complete the routes will depend on whether the snow and ice have thawed enough for the alleys to be accessible.

DPW Holiday Schedule:  Offices, Sanitation Yards Closed New Year's Day, Monday, January 1 Christmas Tree Mulching Service, Collections Are Underway

Dec 28th, 2023

In observance of New Year’s Day, Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Interim Director Richard J. Luna reminds residents that DPW offices and Sanitation Yards will be CLOSED Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. The holiday closure does NOT impact residential trash and recycling collections. Mechanical street sweeping, and scheduled Monday leaf collections WILL NOT be in effect.

DPW Receives USDA Grant to Support Development of Food Waste Reduction Strategies

Dec 26th, 2023

The Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Office of Waste Diversion has received $264,840 in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to work with local partners on a pilot program to reduce and divert food waste from landfills and incineration.

DPW Completes Projects to Cover  Remaining Open-Air, Treated Water Reservoirs at Ashburton and Druid Lake

Dec 21st, 2023

On Thursday, Dec.21, 2023, Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Interim Director Richard J. Luna announced that both projects to cover the remaining open-air, treated water reservoirs at Ashburton and Druid Lake have been successfully completed and the new      tanks are in service. For DPW, this achievement marks the end of open-air reservoirs to store treated drinking water, adding another layer of protection to the region’s water supply.

Christmas, New Year’s Closures: Monday, December 25 and Monday, January 1

Dec 20th, 2023

In observance of the upcoming City holidays, Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Interim Director Richard J. Luna reminds residents that DPW offices and Sanitation Yards will be closed Monday, December 25, 2023, for Christmas, and Monday, January 1, 2024, for New Year’s Day.

DPW Announces Annual Public Meeting to Discuss Sanitary Sewer Consent Decree

Dec 15th, 2023

On Thursday, January 18, 2024, the Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) will hold its annual public meeting to provide an overview of the work covered by the Modified Sanitary Sewer Consent Decree (MCD), with a particular focus on the work completed in the last 12 months. The consent decree requires DPW to address overflows from the City’s sanitary sewer system.

 Baltimore City and County Form Service Line Partnership to Guide Residents through the EPA Lead and Copper Inventory

Dec 13th, 2023

The Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) and the Baltimore County Department of Public Works and Transportation (DPWT) have formed the Baltimore Service Line Partnership, a collaboration to address new federal regulations aimed at protecting communities from lead exposure in drinking water. The Partnership is managing a comprehensive program to identify lead service lines in the Baltimore water system.

City of Baltimore, DPW Statement on Back River and Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Settlement

Nov 2nd, 2023

Today, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, the Baltimore City Department of Public Works released the following statement regarding the settlement reached with the Maryland Department of the Environment and Maryland Attorney General’s Office regarding the Back River and Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs).

DPW is Now Accepting Public Comment to Modified Sanitary Sewer Consent Decree Revised Operation and Maintenance Plan

Oct 24th, 2023

The Modified Consent Decree Revised Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Plan has officially been released by the Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) and is available on the DPW Website for review and comment in accordance with the Modified Sanitary Sewer Consent Decree (MCD). 

DPW Offices and Sanitation Yards Closed in Observance of Indigenous Peoples Day, Monday, October 9

Oct 6th, 2023

Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Interim Director Richard J. Luna reminds residents that Monday, October 9, 2023, Indigenous Peoples Day is a City holiday. DPW offices and sanitation yards will be CLOSED and reopen on Tuesday, October 10, 2023.

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