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Jun 12
🚨☀️ Due to today’s extreme heat, trash and recycling collections and street sweeping were stopped early.
DPW solid waste sites are also closed for the remainder of the day.
Services will resume tomorrow.
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Today, Director Garbark and city leaders provided an update on the emergency response at the Patapsco Plant. Our thoughts remain with all impacted by today’s events. Water and wastewater services remain operational and investigations are ongoing.
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♻️ Let’s get recycling right, Baltimore! Follow the 3Cs to make a real impact.
1️⃣ Clean it (empty, dry, and residue-free)
2️⃣ Contain it (no plastic bags—use a bin or box)
3️⃣ Curb it (out by 6AM on your collection day).
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Read the Spring 2026 edition of the DPW Small Business Development Training Program newsletter! 📰
In this edition, you'll gain updates on the DPW Unbundling Initiative and hear valuable insights from some of our graduates. 👏
Read it here 👉: bit.ly/sbdspring26newsletter
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🗣️ Reminder, Baltimore! Our Household Hazardous Waste Collection is happening tomorrow and Saturday at the Sisson Street Residential Recycling Center from 9AM–7PM!
Check what items are accepted and get full details here ⬇️:
baltimorecity.gov/publicwork…
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♻️ Rigid plastics (such as laundry bins & plastic furniture) does NOT belong in your recycling bins.
Please take rigid plastics to any Residential Recycling Center to have them properly recycled.
⬇️Learn what goes in your blue bin:
baltimorecity.gov/publicwork…
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♻️ Household Hazardous Waste Collection is back! Kick things off with our first collection dates of the year: 📅 June 5 & 6 | 9AM–7PM
Bring your unwanted household hazardous items to be safely disposed of at the Sisson Street RRC!
⬇️Learn more:
baltimorecity.gov/publicwork…
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BaltimoreDPW retweeted
May 31
📋 Top 5 BALT311 Service Requests | April 2026
Baltimore residents continue to play an important role in keeping our neighborhoods clean, safe, and connected. Here are the top five service requests submitted through BALT311 last month.
💜🖤 #BALT311 #BaltimoreCity
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May 29
See it? Report it. 🚫🛑 Illegal dumping hurts our neighborhoods, our environment, and our quality of life—but you can help stop it!
If you spot dumping in your community, call 311 or submit an online service request to have our crews come out.
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BaltimoreDPW retweeted
May 28
Mr. Grant has been helping to keep Baltimore’s streets clean for over 50 years. This budget ensures that Mr. Grant and all of our @BaltimoreDPW crews have modernized fleet and the tools that they need to get the job done on every block in Baltimore.
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BaltimoreDPW retweeted
May 28
This budget is about delivering the clean, safe, and reliable city services that our residents rely on every single day.
@BaltimoreDPW Director Matthew Garbark breaks down how we’re investing in cleaner neighborhoods, stronger infrastructure, and in the crews that keep Baltimore moving forward.
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May 27
⚠️Update: The Residential Recycling Center locations below will begin operating under summer hours.
• Northwest Residential Recycling Center,
2840 Sisson St.
• Eastern Residential Recycling Center,
6101 Bowley Ln.
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May 27
Small habit. Big impact. 💧♻️
Switching to a reusable water bottle is an easy way to reduce waste and make sustainability part of your everyday routine.
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May 26
Ready to get paid while building your future? 💧
The YH2O Program offers eligible young adults a $3,460 stipend over 6 months, paid summer employment through YouthWorks, career coaching, and hands-on training with DPW professionals.
Apply today! ⬇️
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May 25
Happy Memorial Day, Baltimore! Honoring the brave, remembering the fallen. 🇺🇸
This Memorial Day, we pause to reflect on the heroes who gave everything for our freedom. Let’s carry their legacy forward with gratitude, unity, and service. ❤️🤍💙
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May 22
🚨 Please be advised that all DPW offices and sanitation yards will be closed on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25.
During the Memorial Day closure, street sweeping will not be conducted.
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May 21
Need a new bin? 🗑️ If you are new to Baltimore or need a replacement bin, call 311 or submit an online service request to receive your new bin.
Let’s keep it clean, Baltimore! 👏
balt311.baltimorecity.gov/ci…
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BaltimoreDPW retweeted
May 20
Baltimore City Residents: A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH is in effect for Baltimore City until 8 PM. Additional updates will be provided as needed. Stay informed and use caution during this time.
#baltimorecity #baltimore #bmore #mybmore #bmorecity
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May 20
👕♻️ Refresh your wardrobe — for free!
Join us at the ECO-LOOP Clothing Swap on Saturday, May 30 at Patterson Park from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and give gently used clothing a second life while finding something new-to-you.
#SustainableFashion #Reuse #BaltimoreDPW
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May 20
♻️ Oops Tag Update: Got paper or plastic to-go cups?
They’re now recyclable!
Our previous Oops Tag listed cups as non-recyclable-but that’s changed. Disposable cups CAN now be recycled.
Just remember:
• Empty
• Clean
• Dry
Small changes make a big impact. 💙
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