Recycling dumpsters set up today

CITY AND NOW RECYCLING PICK UHAS BEEN SUSPENDED..

So therecycling has been piling upfor the last few weeks.

Ididnthe coronavirus, if thereoutbreak or what was going.WMAR-2 NEWS ERIN MACPHERSONJOINS US LIVE FROM SOUTHEASTBALTIMORE -- WITH WHAT THCITY IS NOW ASKING*RESIDENTSTO DO, TO HELP GET ALL THETRASH PICKED UP..THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKSIS NOW HAVING EVERYONE DROPOFF THEIR RECYCLING TO ONE OFA MORE THAN A DOZEN PLACES INTHE CITY, THIS IS JUST ONE OFTHEM.

THE GOAL IS TO GETWORKERS OFF RECYCLE PICK UPAND ON TO REGULAR TRASH PICKUP TO HELP WITH THE DELAYS.THERE'S A CENTER IN EACH OFTHE 14 DISTRICTS AND A FEWOTHERS.

MANY PEOPLE IN THECOMMUNITY HAVE BEEN FRUSTRATEDWITH THE CONTINUED DELAYSWHICH DPW SAYS IS BECAUSE OFSHORT STAFFING AND COVIDIMPACTING WORKERS - SO THEY'REHOPING THIS WILL HELP WITHTRASH CLEAN UP, FOCUSING ONREGULAR TRASH WHICH TENDS TOBE A LOT SMELLIER AND MESSIERIN THE ALLEYS.

EACH LOCATIONHAS A DPW WORKER ON SITEASSIST YOU.

The centers willconsist of a roll off dumpsteror a trash vehicle and will beopen in operation from Mondaythrough Friday 7 AM to 3 PM.Two of the centers include thecitizens convenience centerlocated at our west side yardon Reedbird Ave and Our eastside yard on Bowleys Lane.

WEHAVE A FULL LIST OF THELOCATIONS ON OUR WEBSITE WMAR2 NEWS DOT COM.

THIS WILL BEIN EFFECT UNTIL NOVEMBER FIRST- SO NO RECYCLING PICK UP INTHE CITY FOR THE NEXT TWOMONTHS.

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