[WardFive] Christmas trees/holiday greenery pickup

Dear Residents of the District:

Beginning next week, the DC Department of Public Works (DPW) will be picking up Christmas trees and holiday greenery throughout the District. Trees will be collected on your regularly scheduled recycling collection days through February 2. Trees and greenery should be placed next to your blue recycling bins—not at the curb, unless that’s where your recyclables are normally collected. This is a change from previous years. For many residents, trees and greenery will be picked up in alleys, where their recyclables are normally collected.

Because the first week of holiday tree and greenery collections coincides with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, all recycling days will slide to the next day (i.e. Monday becomes Tuesday, Friday becomes Saturday, etc.).

This collection service is only available to residents who are serviced by DPW. DPW collects trash and recyclables from single-family homes and apartment/condo buildings with three or fewer living units. Residents living in larger apartment and condo buildings will need to contact their building management.

All DC residents also have the option of bringing their holiday trees and greenery to either of the District’s transfer stations. The Fort Totten Transfer Station is located at 4900 John F. McCormack Drive, NE, and is open Monday—Friday from 1pm—5pm and on Saturdays 8am—3pm. The Benning Road Transfer Station is located at 3200 Benning Road, NE, and is open Monday—Friday from 1pm—4:30pm. Trees and greenery brought to either of the transfer stations, along with those collected by DPW, will be composted. 

Whichever option residents choose to dispose of their trees, all ornaments and lights should be removed, and the trees and greenery should not be bagged. If your tree has not been collected by February 2, please call 311.

-DC Department of Public Works 

 

 

Regards,

Kevin

 

Kevin B. Twine

Staff Assistant

Office Of The Director

Department Of Public Works (DPW)

2000 14^th St., NW, 6^th Floor

Washington, DC 20009

Ph: 202-673-7084

DPW: 202-673-6833

Fax: 202-202-671-0642

kevin.twine@dc.gov

www.dpw.dc.gov