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🍁🔍 Section A residents, it’s time to get ready for your first pass of leaf collection starting Nov 2. Stay informed about the latest leaf pickup schedule at dpw.dc.gov/leaf. Let's keep our neighborhoods clean and beautiful! Not sure which section you’re in?
Check your map and collection details at dpw.dc.gov/leaf.
Thanks for helping keep DC’s neighborhoods clean and moving! 🍁
DC Department of Public Works retweeted
Take advantage of the sunny weather this weekend to explore new locations where you can recycle your household batteries!
Swipe to see where to bring batteries and food waste for proper disposal. Visit our website to find out more about the program and to find even more locations! - doee.dc.gov/page/doee-batter…
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🍂 We’re getting ready for leaf season!
Today, @nbcwashington Mark Segraves joined DPW Director Chris Rodriguez and our leaf collection crews to see how we’re preparing for the season ahead. Leaf collection employee Romell Morrow demonstrated DPW’s new Bonnell Leaf Vac, showcasing the equipment that will help our crews collect leaves across the District.
Leaf collection begins November 2! Check your schedule at dpw.dc.gov/leaf or download the MyDPW app to stay ready.
🍂 From leaf collection to snow preparation, DPW is getting ready for the changing seasons! In this week’s Weekly Minute with the Director, Chris Rodriguez shares how our crews are preparing for winter weather while gearing up for leaf season.
❄️ The DC Snow Team has tested equipment and routes to prepare for winter weather.
🍁 Leaf collection begins Monday, November 2, with two passes through residential neighborhoods.
Whether we’re collecting leaves or plowing snow, DPW is committed to keeping DC Clean, Safe and Moving!
🗑️♻️ Want to know if your trash or recycling collection is on schedule?
DPW's Collection Status Map lets you check your collection days and see if your route is in progress, delayed, or carried over.
Just enter your address. No app or login needed!
dpw.dc.gov/page/trash-and-re…
DC Department of Public Works retweeted
Updated: Additional Road Closures
⛔️1100 Block of E St NW (NTE)
⛔️1000 Block of Pennsylvania Ave NW (NTW)
🚗Continue to follow the Authorities directions - Closures are subject to change
DC Department of Public Works retweeted
TRAFFIC ALERT: Due to a reported gas leak, several streets are currently closed, causing significant traffic delays. DDOT Traffic Control Officers are on scene assisting with traffic flow. Motorists are urged to avoid the area, use alternate routes, and expect delays.
DC Department of Public Works retweeted
Attn: The following Road Closures are in place due to the gas leak at 436 11th St NW -- No vehicular or pedestrian traffic until further notice
⛔️500 thru 400 Blocks of 11th St NW (NTS)
⛔️1100 Blocks of E St NW (NTE)
🚗Seek alternate route or follow MPD directions
DPW’s Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection event is happening NOW, and Director Chris Rodriguez is on-site!
Have old paint, household chemicals, batteries, or other hazardous materials to dispose of safely? Stop by today and help keep hazardous waste out of our streets, waterways, and regular trash.
Join Director Rodriguez and DPW in keeping DC clean, safe, and green!
DC residents have a new way to stay connected to their trash and recycling services. The new Collection Status Map is now live on the DPW website.
Simply enter your service address to see your assigned collection days and the current status of the route serving your home.
Learn more: dpw.dc.gov/
🍁 Twice the collection, twice the opportunity to turn leaves into something useful!
DPW provides two leaf collections per season for every eligible household. Those leaves don’t go to waste. They’re transformed locally into quality aged mulch that DC residents can pick up for FREE in the spring!
Leaf collection starts November 2. Check your schedule at dpw.dc.gov/leaf, download the MyDPW app, and follow us for updates.
Keeping DC clean means taking action to reduce rat activity! DPW has been piloting enclosed BigBelly litter cans, expanding Food Waste Smart Bins across all eight wards, educating businesses on proper waste management, and holding persistent violators accountable.
Through continued coordination with the DC Department of Health, we’re working to keep DC’s neighborhoods cleaner and healthier.
Leaf collection season starts November 2! DPW crews are preparing for the 2026–2027 leaf collection season, with every residential street receiving at least two scheduled collections.
These efforts help prevent clogged storm drains, protect our waterways, and turn fallen leaves into valuable compost.
@DCNewsNow has more for residents: dcnewsnow.com/news/local-new…
🍂 Leaf season is almost here, DC! Leaf collection begins November 2.
Get ready now! Check your collection schedule at dpw.dc.gov/leaf, download the MyDPW app, and follow DPW on social media for the latest updates throughout the season.
Let’s get those leaves collected and keep DC clean and green!
What do you get when you give DC residents eight snowplows and a chance to name them? We’re about to find out! Winter is coming, and DPW crews are gearing up to keep the District moving. But this year, we’re adding a little DC personality to snow season, and we need YOUR creativity!
We’re naming eight snowplows, one for each ward, and the names will come straight from YOU. Have a name that’s clever, funny, or full of DC pride? Start brainstorming!
👀 Keep following DPW on social media. Submissions will open soon!
DC Department of Public Works retweeted
Leaves operate on their own schedule. Sometimes they fall earlier and sometimes they fall later.
But they will fall, and our teams will be there to pick them up.
For real-time information on leaf collection schedules:
1. DPW Leaf Line at 202-671-5323
2. @DCDPW
3. MyDPW app
Now, please join me in thanking our 200+ seasonal employees who will be out in our neighborhoods doing this work starting November 2. 👏🏽🍂
🍂 Leaf collection season is almost here, DC!
DPW kicks off the 2026–2027 leaf collection season on Monday, November 2!
Get ready by checking your neighborhood’s collection schedule and learning how to prepare your leaves for pickup. xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1OxwbnjZk…
Leaf collection season is almost here! DPW Director Chris Rodriguez is on the ground meeting with our leaf collection crews and talking about how they’re preparing for the season ahead.
DPW crews will collect thousands of tons of leaves across all eight wards to help keep neighborhoods clean, prevent storm drain blockages, and protect our waterways.