The Department of Public Works announced today how services will be affected in observance of Veterans Day, Thursday, November 11.
Trash and Recycling Collections: There will be no trash and recycling collections. These collections will “slide” to the next day. Thursday’s collections will be made Friday, and Friday’s collections will be made Saturday. This applies to both once-a-week and twice-a-week collection neighborhoods. Trash and recycling containers should be put out for collection no earlier than 6:30 pm the night before collection and removed from public space by 8 pm on the collection day.
Parking Enforcement: Parking meters will not be in effect, residential parking, and rush hour lane violations. It also will not tow abandoned vehicles.
Ft. Totten: Ft. Totten Transfer Station, located at 4900 John F. McCormack Road, NE, will be closed Thursday, November 11. It will reopen Friday at 1 pm for residents to bring bulk trash. Residents also may bring bulk trash Saturday, 8 am to 3 pm. The next Saturday Household Hazardous Waste/E-cycling/Document Shredding drop-off day is December 4, 8 am to 3 pm.
Directions to Ft. Totten: Travel east on Irving Street, NW, turn left on Michigan Avenue, turn left on John F. McCormack Road, NE and continue to the end of the street.
Leaf Collections: Between Monday, November 8 and 20 (including Veterans Day), DPW will collect leaves from “Area A” neighborhoods as designated in the leaf collection brochure mailed to households that receive DPW trash/recycling collections. Area A residents should rake their leaves into their treebox spaces this weekend to be ready for their collection cycle.