What We Do and Why We Do It

DPW collects large, bulky items by appointment from residential households that receive DPW trash collection service. These households include single-family homes and residential buildings with three or fewer living units. Call the Mayor’s Citywide Call Center at 311 to make an appointment, which is usually available within seven to 10 days of your call. Up to seven items may be collected at one time. Customers with more than seven items may request additional appointments.

 

Bulk items are picked up at the same place you set out your regular trash.

 

Residents also may drop off a small number of bulk items at the Fort Totten Trash Transfer Station at 4900 John F. McCormack Road, NE, weekdays from 1 pm to 5 pm and Saturdays from 8 am to 3 pm. The transfer station is closed on holidays. Up to four tires may be brought to Ft. Totten only for disposal. Apartment buildings with four or more units, condominiums, co-ops and other commercial properties must have their bulk items removed by a private, licensed hauler. Find a list of registered recycling haulers in the Commercial Recycling Guide.

 

Such renovation material as bricks, concrete, construction and demolition materials, and dirt are not accepted at Ft. Totten. Please visit buildersrecyclingguide.com for a list of construction and demolition companies who may haul these items.