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(Washington, DC) The DC Department of Public Works (DPW) announced today how services will be affected in observance of Independence Day, Monday, July 4, 2011.
Trash Collection
There will be no trash and recycling collections. Trash and recycling collections will “slide” to the next day for the remainder of the week. For example, Monday’s trash and recycling collections will be made on Tuesday and Tuesday’s collections will be made on Wednesday. In neighborhoods with twice-weekly trash collections, Monday and Thursday collections will be made Tuesday and Friday. Collections normally made on Tuesday and Friday, will be made Wednesday and Saturday. Trash and recycling containers should be placed out for collection no earlier than 6:30 pm the night before collection and removed from public space by 8 pm on the day(s) of collection.
Parking Enforcement
Parking enforcement, including ticket writing for residential parking, expired meters, street sweeping and rush-hour violations will be suspended. DPW also will suspend towing of abandoned vehicles. Enforcement will resume Tuesday, July 5. Since the Nationals will play at Nationals Park during the July 4th weekend and Independence Day, DPW will enforce parking restrictions in the neighborhoods surrounding National’s Stadium.
Ft. Totten
The Ft. Totten Transfer Station (4900 John F. McCormack Road, NE) will be closed Monday, July 4, to residential customers and will reopen Tuesday, July 5.
• Except holidays, residents may bring their trash and bulk items weekdays (1 to 5 pm) and Saturdays (8 am to 3 pm) to Ft. Totten for disposal.
• The next monthly household hazardous waste/e-cycling/personal document shredding drop-off day is Saturday, July 2, between 8 am and 3 pm. This service is provided the first Saturday of the month, except holidays. Residents may bring unwanted toxic items, such as pesticides, batteries and motor oil. Electronics, including televisions, computers and cell phones, also will be accepted. Residents may bring up to five boxes of personal paper documents and credit cards to be shredded for free. Compost also is available to residents on Saturdays only.
Other services suspended for Independence Day include scheduled street and alley cleaning and nuisance abatement. All services will resume Tuesday, July 5, 2011.