Contact: Linda Grant, (202) 671-2375
(Washington, DC) The Department of Public Works announced today how services will be affected in observance of Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 27.
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; otherwise, the property owner may be subject to sanitation enforcement.
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. Parking enforcement will resume Friday, November 28.
Ft. Totten: The Ft. Totten Transfer Station, located at 4900 John F. McCormack Drive, NE, will be closedThanksgiving Day and will reopen Friday, November 28, 1 pm to 5 pm to DC residents. Trailers will not be allowed to dump at Ft. Totten. DPW will conduct its weekly household hazardous waste/e-cycling drop-off Saturday, November 29. For more details about HHW/e-cycling/document shredding go tohttp://dpw.dc.gov/service/household-hazardous-waste-e-cycling-document-shredding.
Directions to Ft. Totten: Travel east on Irving Street, NW, turn left on Michigan Avenue, turn left on John F. McCormack Drive, NE and continue to the end of the street. Directions from additional locations can be found at http://dpw.dc.gov/node/414922.
Leaf Collections: Leaf collections are being made from “Area B” neighborhoods between Monday, November 17, and Saturday, November 29 (including Thanksgiving Day). 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 to ensure their leaves are ready when the crews come to collect them through November 29.
Residents can use DPW’s Web site (www.dpw.dc.gov) to view the 2014-2015 leaf collection schedule by selectingLeaf Collection Services. To check the status of leaf collection, click on “Check Leaf Collection Status in Your Neighborhood” (http://leaf.dcgis.dc.gov/) and enter your address.