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Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center
2000 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009
Phone: (202) 673-6833
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TTY: (202) 673-6833
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DPW to Collect Residential Trash/Recycling Starting at 6 am, Mon.-Wed., June 24-26, Due to High Temperatures

Friday, June 21, 2013

Contact: Linda Grant (202) 671-2375

(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, Monday, June 24-Wednesday, June 26, due to predicted 90° and above temperatures. Residents may put their trash and recyclables out for pick-up starting at 6 pm the day before their collections. Trash and recycling containers should be removed from public space by 8 pm on the collection day.

Throughout the summer, when the temperature and heat index are predicted to be 90˚ 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.