Tag: Department of Public Works (DPW)
Curbside Compost Pilot Launches
DC Department of Public Works (DPW) has announced that sign-up for their pilot Curbside Composting Program will begin at 9 a.m. on Earth Day,...
ANC 6C: Trash Can Storage Part of Rodent Prevention
Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6C met Wednesday Nov. 9 via WebEx. Commissioners Christine Healey (6C01), Karen Wirt, Chair (6C02), Jay Adelstein (6C03), Mark Eckenwiler...
DPW Discusses Enforcement, Agency Role With ANC 6B
During the July 13 meeting of Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6B, a resident identifying himself as Jonathon thanked Acting Department of Public Works (DPW)...
DC’s Recycling Woes: What’s Next?
DC’s Zero Waste Initiative is a big zero. The District’s goal of 80% waste diversion remains largely aspirational, Capital Community News’s Spotlight Investigation has...
Trashed: The Challenges of Apartment Recycling
Under her Zero Waste Initiative, Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) has publicly committed to diverting 80 percent of the District’s waste from incinerators and landfills...
Are Curbside Recyclables Actually Recycled?
Before dawn, the concrete tipping floor at Fort Totten Transfer Station in Northeast DC is quiet, and mostly cleared. It is basically an empty...
Two Dead in I-695 Collision with Dump Truck
Two men are dead and another in hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries after a crash involving vehicles on duty to monitor the situation...
Snow Blankets the Hill: Photos
An average close to seven inches of snow (6.9") fell on District streets Monday. That's the most on one day in about three years,...
Mayor Declares Monday Snow Emergency
UPDATE : Mayor Bowser has declared the previously issued Snow Emergency has been extended until 7 AM Tuesday, January 4, 2022.
ORIGINAL: Mayor Muriel Bowser...
Holiday Tree Collection Starts Jan. 3
As many are picking up the last scraps of holiday paper from the carpet, they're also wondering when they can put their holiday tree...
