City Holiday Reminder

Monday Dec 29th, 2014

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BALTIMORE, MD (December 29, 2014) – Department of Public Works Director Rudolph S. Chow, P.E., reminds Baltimore City residents that New Year’s Day is a City holiday. Department of Public Works’ offices and yards will be CLOSED on Thursday, January 1, 2015.  

NEW YEAR’S DAY:  

  • Trash and recycling will NOT be collected.  
  • NO bulk trash collections are scheduled.   
  • Drop-off centers and yards will be CLOSED (all yards, including Quarantine Road Landfill, the Northwest Transfer Station and the Eastern, Western and Northwest Citizen Convenience Centers).   
  • Mechanical street sweeping will NOT take place.  
  • Parking meters will NOT be in effect.  
  • Saturday, January 3, 2015, will be the make-up collection day for trash and recycling in those areas that are regularly scheduled for collection on Thursday.  

NOTE: New Year’s Eve is NOT a City holiday. DPW offices are open, and normal operations will take place on Friday, January 2. 
  
For more information about DPW’s holiday closures and service interruptions, please consult your Public Works Calendar or go tohttp://publicworks.baltimorecity.gov/.

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