![]() The Department plans to use these funds to eventually replace more than 75,000 Supercans and 104,000 recycling carts at each eligible residence in DPW’s service population. The fifth year also will fund the replacement of the trash containers in twice-a-week collection areas ($1M). The following two and one-half years (years 3, 4, and 5) of funding will be used to replace the existing single stream recycling containers with larger recycling containers ($5M). The first two years (FY 2014 and FY 2015) of funding will be used for Supercan replacement ($4M). “In 2011, we began charging for the 32-gallon trash cans and recycling cans, which had been free.”ĭirector Howland testified April 12 that Mayor Gray has proposed a five-year, $10 million program to refresh the District’s entire stock of trash and recycling cans, starting in FY 2014 when $2 million each year will be available to begin to replace these containers. “We are restoring the senior citizen discount offered in the past for Supercans because our financial situation has improved since FY 2011 when DPW no longer could afford to offer the discount,” said DPW Director William O. Non-seniors will continue to pay $62.50 for a Supercan or $45 for a 32-gallon trash can or recycling can. 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.(Washington, DC) The DC Department of Public Works announced today that starting Monday, May 13 senior citizens, age 60 and older, will be able to pay $30 for a Supercan (used in once-a-week trash collection neighborhoods), or $20 for the 32-gallon trash cans (used in twice-a-week collection neighborhoods) and $20 for the blue recycling cans that are used citywide. 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. 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. Most households follow a once-a-week trash collection schedule and use the 96-gallon plastic rolling cart, or Supercan, for their trash. 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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