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(Washington, DC) The DC Department of Public Works announced today that its trash and recycling crews will begin their collections an hour earlier, at 6 am, Thursday and Friday, July 26 and 27, due to temperatures predicted to be greater than 90 degrees both days.
Residents should put their trash and recyclables out for pick-up the evening before their collection day rather than waiting until the morning of the collection day. Trash and recycling containers are to be removed from public space by 8:30 pm on the collection day.
Throughout the summer, when the temperature is predicted to be 90 degrees or higher or the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments announces unhealthy air quality (Code Orange or Code Red days), DPW collection crews will begin their work at 6 am to avoid health or environmental issues