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Trash and Recycling Services
The Department of Public Works provides the best service possible to Hyattsville residents
Normal Weekly Schedule
- Monday or Tuesday (depending on area):
- Wednesday
- Thursday or Friday
- Other topics:
General Tips
- Please confine pets on days when City employees will stop by your residence.
- Please do not block refuse with cars or other items that will hinder collection.
- Please do not place items that are not to be disposed of near your refuse containers.
- Your assistance in clearing leaves, snow or debris from storm drains in your area would be greatly appreciated.
- Sanitation employees are strictly prohibited from entering any private home or garage in the City.
- Special Note, July 2000: Please be aware that the Hyattsville Department of Public Works is currently
understaffed. Your patience is appreciated.
- If refuse is not collected, or if you would like to praise or complain about a City employee, call the City office at
301-985-5000,
or leave a note here
Household Trash
(Monday or Tuesday, and Thursday or Friday)
The City picks up your household trash twice each week.
Normally, Area I is picked up Monday and Thursday and Area II is picked up Tuesday and Friday.
If you are uncertain which area you are in, please ask a neighbor, or
call the City Sanitation Supervisor's office at 301-985-5032.
The weekly schedule is adjusted for Holidays.
Please place your trash in water-tight, heavy plastic or metal containers not to exceed 30 gallons or 60 pounds in
capacity, with lids.
Please put your containers between the curb and sidewalk, or by the street,
after dark the night before or prior to 7:00 a.m. on your collection day.
Your help in making sure that your trash containers are accessible is greatly appreciated to make sure that nothing
will hinder or impede trash collection by City workers.
Snow Emergency
If it snows heavily, your trash may not be collected as scheduled because the crews who provide trash pick-up will by
plowing your streets.
Please place your trash for pick-up on the next scheduled day.
Information will be displayed on the Hyattsville Local News Channel B10 Cable Station,
or you can listen to a recoded message by calling 301-985-5013.
Special Back Door Pick-up
The City of Hyattsville is happy to provide back door pick-up for the elderly or
residents with disabilities who are not able to bring their trash to the curb.
Call the City office at 301-985-5000 to arrange for this service.
Regular Bulk Trash (Thursday or Friday)
Regular Bulk Trash includes furniture, mattresses, and almost any item that was not addressed under Special Bulk Trash
You can set Regular Bulk Trash items at the curbline on your second regular trash collection day (Thursday or Friday).
City crews will pick up these items as they collect household trash. You do not need to call the City office to schedule this pick-up.
Please call the City office at 301-985-5000
or leave a note here
if you have any questions.
Special Bulk Trash and Yard Waste- Wednesdays
The City picks up Special Bulk Trash on Wednesdays. Pick up must be scheduled in advance.
Special Bulk Trash can consist of Household Appliances and Yard Waste:
Household Appliances ("White Goods")
- Air Conditioners
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- Freezers
- Refrigerators
Note:
Be sure to remove the door from any item that has an airtight seal or that cannot be opened from inside the container.
This will ensure that children are not harmed - and it's the law.
- Stoves
- Tires ( you must remove the tire from the rim)
- Washers & Dryers
Yard Waste
- Branches
Tree branches should not exceed four feet in length and must be tied in bundles or placed in containers to be collected.
- Grass Clippings
- Leaves
Place your small yard clippings in papers bags, boxes or trash cans.
These are the ONLY items that will be picked up on Wednesdays (except for Blue Bin recycling).
Pick up must be scheduled in advance by calling 301-985-5035 no later than TUESDAY at 1:00 p.m.
The item(s) must be set out between the curb and the sidewalk, or by the street prior to 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday.
The City picks up Yard Waste separately so that we can recycle or compost it
instead of sending it to the landfill with regular trash.
Mixed Paper Recycling
(Blue Bin - Wednesdays)
Each Wednesday, residents can set the following mixed paper items out for collection in their blue bin:
- Cereal Boxes (flattened)
- Colored Paper
- Corrugated Boxes (flattened)
- Envelopes
- Junk Mail
- Magazines
- Newspaper (glossy inserts are okay)
- Phone Books
- Stationery
These items are picked up from curbside each Wednesday by City crews. Mixed paper items must be set
out by 7:00 a.m.
Tips: Preparing Mixed Paper Items for Pick Up
- Place you loose paper inside folded newspapers to prevent the loose papers from falling out or blowing
away.
- On windy or wet days, make sure paper bags are full and consider tying your bagged paper with non-plastic
string to keep your paper neatly bundled.
- It is okay to set items out on wet days. Wet paper is acceptable for recycling. Do not put your paper in a
plastic bag or trash container to protect it from the rain or snow.
- Plastic bags will contaminate a truckload of paper: they must be separated from the paper before the paper can be reprocessed.
Mixed Paper Recycling has been provided by the City of Hyattsville since January 1996.
Holiday-Week Schedules
When the City offices are closed for a holiday, the trash collection schedule will be changed to continue to provide two
collections per household each week.
| Adjusted Holiday Collection Schedule |
|---|
When the holiday is
observeds on this day | Trash is Collected
on These Days |
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| | Area I | Area II |
|---|
| Monday | Tue, Thurs | Wed, Fri |
| Tuesday | Mon, Thurs | Wed, Fri |
| Wednesday | ---------- | ---------- |
| Thursday | Mon, Wed | Tue, Fri |
| Friday | Mon, Wed | Tue, Thurs |
Thursday & Friday
(Thanksgiving) | Mon, Wed | Tue, Wed |
City-Observed Holidays:
New Years Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
President's Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day After Thanksgiving
Christmas Day
Special Bulk Trash and Mixed Paper Recycling collections on Wednesday are
not provided during holiday weeks.
Prince George's County Recycling
(Glass, Plastic, and Cans - Yellow Bins)
Prince George's County continues to pick up recycling materials in the City of Hyattsville.
Containers made of glass, plastic and metal (cans) should be put to the curbline in the yellow County bin on your regular County recycling day
(Thursday or Friday).
Yellow containers and,
Household Trash,
and Regular Bulk Trash items
should be taken curbside on Thursday or Friday,
whichever is your second weekly normal trash day. YOU DO NOT NEED TO CALL
IN ADVANCE FOR DISPOSAL OF THESE ITEMS. They are picked up automatically each week.
If you have questions or concerns about this collection, or would like to request a replacement
yellow bin, please call the Prince George's County Office of Recycling at 301-952-7630.
Leaf Collection
The City vacuum collects loose leaves through the City each fall.
Collection begins at the end of October and continues for approximately six weeks.
No leaves are collected during Thanksgiving week.
The City is divided in to five sections for leaf collection days.
A map detailing collection routes and date is published in the Hyattsville Local News in October and November.
Please call the City office at 301-985-5000 if you need help identifying your collection day.
You must rake your leaves to the curb. Be sure they are not in the street or blocking the sidewalk.
Your assistance in clearing storm drains would also be appreciated.
Outside of Leaf Season, leaves are collected with Yard Waste.
Christmas Trees
The City is happy to dispose of your Christmas Trees if you place them at the curb for collection through January.
You can also bring your Christmas trees to Magruder Park.
All decorations and tinsel must be removed from the tree.
Christmas trees are turned into mulch, which is brought back to Magruder Park.
The pine mulch is available free to residents.
Call the City office at 301-985-5000
or leave a note here with
mulch questions
Mulch, Mulch, Mulch: Free of Charge!
The City mulches the collected leaves and turns them into leaf mulch,
which is a wonderful fertilizer for plants and trees.
The City will deliver leaf mulch free of charge to any city resident.
Call the City office at 301-985-5000 to arrange for delivery.
Composting
The City has a composting program for residents. Please call the City at 301-985-5000 for more information.
Other Materials
Hazardous Material
The City is not responsible for the removal of hazardous waste including poisons, acids, caustics, insecticides,
explosives, paints and other dangerous materials. Please contact the County Health Office at 301-883-5045 for
instructions on proper disposal.
Please place syringes in a capped hard container (glass or metal bottle, can, jar, etc.) prior to placing them into the
trash container for regular collection.
Construction Material
The City will pick up lumber, pipes, etc., that do not exceed four (4) feet in length and that are tied in bundles or
places in containers that do not exceed 60 pounds in weight.
The City cannot pick up bricks, rocks, cinder blocks,
cement, shingles, wallboard or dirt. You can hire a contractor or call the County Landfill at 301-952-7610 for more
information.
Automobile Parts
The City will pick up tires as part of Special Bulk Trash, however, you must remove the tire from the rim.
You can take oil and antifreeze to the Public Works Compound located on Alternate Route 1 between the
hours of 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. weekdays, except for holidays. Receptacles are located in the parking lot and are
clearly marked.
The City cannot pick up automobile parts such as engines, axles, fenders, frames, car seats, etc.
Working Together
Working together we can protect our environment and continue to make Hyattsville a wonderful place to live.
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