DPW to Begin Frontside Household Trash and Recycling Collections this Weekend

(Washington, DC) - The DC Department of Public Works (DPW) has announced that sanitation collections, which were delayed this week due to the winter weather, will resume on Saturday, January 31.

Residential collections will also resume this weekend for households that normally receive frontside trash and recycling collection on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Households that normally receive Monday frontside collection are asked to put their trash and recycling bins out front by 6 am on Saturday, January 31 for pickup on Saturday. Households that normally receive Tuesday frontside collection are asked to put their trash and recycling bins out front by 6 am on Sunday, February 1 for a Sunday pickup.

Starting today, the District is bringing on additional bobcats that will start clearing pathways through the alleys. These pathways will allow DPW collections teams to walk into the alleys. Throughout the weekend, teams will prioritize clearing pathways in alleys that normally get Monday and Tuesday collection.

The goal is that by Monday, DPW can resume household collections on the regular schedule for alleys and frontside. For this coming week, the same trucks will take trash and recycling; households with space in their recycling cans may choose to wait for regular recycling collections to resume before putting their recycling out.

Based on the progress that the Snow Team is able to make in clearing pathways through alleys over the weekend, DPW will provide another collections update on Sunday evening.

DPW teams have also been out doing two 12-hour shifts per day to collect waste from public litter cans. Those two 12-hour shifts will continue throughout the weekend.

For more information regarding DPW services, visit dpw.dc.gov. To report a concern or request service, residents can call 311, visit 311.dc.gov, or use the DC 311 mobile app.