![]() ![]() In neighborhoods with twice-weekly trash collections, if the holiday occurs on a Monday, Monday and Thursday collections will be made Tuesday and Friday, and Tuesday and Friday collections will be made Wednesday and Saturday.įind your Trash and Recycling Collection Days. ![]() For example, if the holiday falls on a Monday, DPW will collect Monday routes on Tuesday and so on through Saturday. When a holiday falls on a trash and recycling collection day, collections will "slide" to the next day for the rest of the week after the holiday through Saturday. Since its introduction to the District, in the early ’80s, the Supercan has remained a fixture on the ever-changing scene of rat-control. Homes in neighborhoods with narrow streets and alleys receive twice-weekly trash collection and use the smaller 32-gallon plastic rolling carts (mini-Supercan), or Clean City or personal trash cans. The 96-gallon Supercan has to be emptied only once a week. Because of the capacity of the new containers, collection service could be consolidated into a schedule of once per week. Most households follow a once-a-week trash collection schedule and use the 96-gallon plastic rolling cart, or Supercan, for their trash. The Supercans were oversized (96 gallons) for greater trash capacity, had lids for more secure containment and wheels to facilitate ease of use by residents. Those living in apartment buildings with more than 3 units do not receive trash collection services from the City. Note: If a resident living in a building with more than 3 residential units enters their address, clicking the button will return a trash day, but that does not supercede the City policy for residential trash collection. Residential buildings with more than 3 living units do not receive trash collection services from the City. The Department of Public Works removes approximately 128,000 tons of trash and more than 20,000 tons of recyclables from 110,000 single-family homes and small residential buildings (with no more than three living units) each year. ![]()
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