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(Washington, DC) The Department of Public Works announced today how services will be affected in observance of Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 25.
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 restrictions will not be enforced. Also, DPW will not tow abandoned vehicles.
Ft. Totten: The Ft. Totten Transfer Station, located at 4900 John F. McCormack Road, NE, will be closed Thursday, November 25. It will be open Friday, November 26, 1 pm to 5 pm, for residents to bring bulk trash. Residents also may bring bulk trash only on 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: Leaf collections will be made from most “Area B” neighborhoods between Monday, November 22, and Saturday, December 4 (including Thanksgiving Day). In Ward 5, Area B neighborhoods’ collections will be made between November 15 and 27. DPW is following the collection schedule published in the leaf collection brochure mailed to households that receive DPW trash/recycling collections. Area B residents should rake their leaves into their treebox spaces by the Sunday before their collection weeks.
View DPW’s trash and recycling holiday schedule for the remainder of the year or call 311. Residents also can use DPW’s interactive leaf collection map to view the 2010-2011 leaf collection schedule for their neighborhood.