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

Friday Oct 6th, 2023

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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.

The holiday closure does NOT impact trash and recycling collections. Monday is not a scheduled curbside trash or recycling collection day.

DPW facilities closed on Indigenous Peoples Day to residents and haulers include:

  • Northwest Transfer Station, 5030 Reisterstown Road
  • Quarantine Road Landfill, 6100 Quarantine Road
  • Northwest Residential Drop-off Center, 2840 Sisson Street
  • Southwestern Residential Drop-off Center, 701 Reedbird Avenue
  • Eastern Residential Drop-off Center, 6101 Bowleys Lane

Mechanical street sweeping will not be in effect.

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