(Washington, DC) The DC Department of Public Works (DPW) announced today how services will be affected in observance of Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, 2012.
Trash Collection: There will be no trash and recycling collections. Trash and recycling collections will “slide” to the next day for the remainder of the week. For example, Monday’s trash and recycling collections will be made on Tuesday and Tuesday’s collections will be made on Wednesday. In neighborhoods with twice-weekly trash collections, Monday and Thursday collections will be made Tuesday and Friday. Collections normally made on Tuesday and Friday, will be made Wednesday and Saturday. Trash and recycling containers should be placed out for collection no earlier than 6:30 pm the night before collection and removed from public space by 8 pm on the day(s) of collection.
Parking Enforcement: Parking enforcement, including ticket writing for residential parking, expired meters, street sweeping and rush-hour violations will be suspended. DPW also will suspend towing abandoned vehicles. Enforcement will resume Tuesday, May 29.
Ft. Totten: The Ft. Totten Transfer Station (4900 John F. McCormack Road, NE) will be closed Monday to residential customers and will reopen Tuesday, May 29.
• Except holidays, residents may bring their trash and bulk items weekdays (1 pm to 5 pm) and Saturdays (8 am to 3 pm) to Ft. Totten for disposal.
• The next monthly household hazardous waste/e-cycling/personal document shredding drop-off day is Saturday, June 2, between 8 am to 3 pm.
• This service is provided the first Saturday of the month, except holidays. Residents may bring unwanted toxic items, such as pesticides, batteries and motor oil. Electronics, including televisions, computers and cell phones, also will be accepted.
• Residents may bring up to five boxes of personal paper documents and credit cards to be shredded for free. View a complete list of items. Compost also is available free to residents on Saturdays only.
• To accommodate residents whose religious beliefs prohibit them from using the Saturday drop-off, DPW will accept household hazardous waste and e-cyclables only the Thursday before the first Saturday of the month (May 31, from 1 pm to 5 pm) at Ft. Totten. Personal document shredding will not be available on Thursdays because these documents cannot be protected until the shredding contractor arrives the first Saturday.
Other services suspended for Memorial Day include scheduled street and alley cleaning and nuisance abatement. All DPW services will resume Tuesday, May 29, 2012.
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