☝️Friendly Reminder — not everything belongs in your recycling bin! 🚫 Let’s work together to keep Baltimore’s recycling stream clean and efficient. ♻️ 🔗 Learn what goes where with our Recycle Right Tool: https://t.co/vubt1zCBSI

Thank you to @bmoredhcd @BaltimorePolice @BaltimoreDPW @BaltimoreMOHS & other city representatives for being there for the walk as well.

🍂 Leaf Collection Season is here! DPW crews will collect up to 5 bags of leaves on your regular trash day. Have more than 5 bags? 📞 Call 311 before 6 p.m. Sunday to schedule a Monday pickup. Leaf collection runs now thru 1/12/26. Last day to request a pickup is 1/9/26.

🎃 Don’t toss your pumpkins in the trash! Here are three tips to properly dispose of your pumpkins. Let’s keep Baltimore clean and sustainable, one pumpkin at a time! ♻️💚 🔗 Learn more about our food scrap drop-off: https://t.co/6fVxEAIcse

🚨 Due to current weather conditions, collection routes are running behind schedule. Residents should leave their items out as we work to complete today’s collections safely and keep our employees safe. If your collection is missed, please call 311. Thank you for your patience.

💧 Happening Tonight! Join DPW for our second Consent Decree Public Meeting to learn how we’re improving Baltimore’s water and wastewater systems — and share your ideas for continued progress. 📍 Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant | 6–8 PM 🔗 Register: https://t.co/C8QJt1jFFx

🚫 Wood, drywall, tile, and bricks don’t belong in your blue bin! Materials from construction & demolition (C&D) projects can contaminate recycling and damage equipment. 🪵 Take these items to the Quarantine Landfill or the NW Transfer Station (for a fee)—not your curbside bin!

🎉 We are honored and proud to shine a spotlight on four outstanding team members from DPW's Solid Waste Division who were celebrated at the The AFRO’s 3rd Annual “#UnsungHeroes” luncheon. 💚 Click the link below to read the full article. 🔗 https://t.co/ufqecGNFQD

DGS joined neighbors and City agencies and tackled trash, cleared streets to the Carrollton Ridge neighborhood at this year’s Fall Cleanup. Thank you to @MayorBMScott and @BaltimoreDPW for bringing the community together! #WeAreDGS #Baltimorecity #CommunityInAction

🧹🍂 Baltimore showed up! The Mayor’s Fall Cleanup truly brought our city together. From DPW crews and community groups to youth leaders and neighbors of every age, we united to keep our neighborhoods stronger and cleaner. This is community. This is pride. This is Baltimore. 💚

🎉 What an incredible kickoff to our next chapter! DPW employees came together for a high-energy Pep Rally to launch the Department’s new Strategic Plan — a roadmap for innovation, collaboration, and improved service to Baltimore residents. 👏

🏛️ The Baltimore City Department of Public Works remains committed to public health and safety. Through using modeling, detection tools, and community input, we’re working to reduce lead exposure risks and maintain a robust water system. 🔍 Stay updated: https://t.co/W9eY62ZtwR

Applications for Fleet Academy close on October 31st — don’t miss out on this opportunity! 📍 Must be a Baltimore resident 🎯 Ages 16–21 Link to apply: https://t.co/YE5TQ5yVJt #WeAreDGS #Baltimorecity #Fleetacademy #workstudy #internship #apprenticeship #students

🗂️✨ Ready to clear the clutter AND go green? Join us for our next Shred Day on Sunday, November 2, from 8 AM – 12 PM at the Pimlico Public Safety Training Facility (Manhattan Ave & Clover Rd. intersection)! ♻️

Join DPW for our upcoming Consent Decree Public Meetings! 💧 We’ll discuss how we’re improving our city’s water and wastewater systems and hear your ideas for making them even better. Our first meeting is tomorrow! 🔗 Register today: https://t.co/E234x8RJ1d

♻️ Keep it clean, Baltimore! Food-stained containers, Styrofoam, and greasy pizza boxes don’t belong in your recycling bin. These items can contaminate an entire load of recyclables, turning good recycling into trash. 🚫 ✅ Let’s recycle right and keep our city clean! 💪💚

💪 Our crews have been hard at work across Baltimore all part of the Charm City Cleanup! 🌆✨ 🍂 Don’t stop now — join us for Mayor Brandon M. Scott’s Fall Cleanup on 10/25! 🧹 Register by tomorrow, 10/17 to participate using the link below or call 311. https://t.co/DttEVT0Ktl

📬 What’s Next: Customer Notification Letters In the coming weeks, DPW will mail letters to customers whose properties are known or predicted to have: ✔️ Lead service lines ✔️ Galvanized pipes requiring replacement (GRR) Learn more: https://t.co/nnVlxC7JDP

👏 Let’s team up to keep Baltimore clean and beautiful! Come out for Mayor Brandon M. Scott’s Fall Cleanup 2025 on Saturday, October 25, from 8 AM–12 PM. 🧹 Don’t wait, register by the October 17 deadline! 🔗 Use the link below or call 311 to sign up. https://t.co/DttEVT0Ktl

Pop-up today! 🌱 In partnership with The Lot, we’re hosting an exciting Pop-up Event. Stop by and get some great resources to help you with your greening projects. 🪴 Connect with city agencies in real time and learn about DPW’s stormwater fee credits, recycling, and more! 💚