5361304 Public Oversight Roundtable on the Department of Public Works Trash Collection and Recycling Programs

Notice of Public Oversight Roundtable on

 

The Department of Public Works Trash Collection and Recycling Programs

 

Friday, March 20, 2015

at 1:00 p.m.

in Room 500 of the

John A. Wilson Building

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC  20004

 

On Friday, March 20, 2015, Councilmember Mary M. Cheh, Chairperson of the Committee on the Transportation and the Environment, will hold a public oversight roundtable on the trash collection and recycling programs of the Department of Public Works (DPW). The roundtable will begin at 1:00 p.m. in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

 

The purpose of the roundtable is to discuss the management of DPW’s trash and recycling collections in general, as well collection back-up and issues that have arisen due to recent winter weather. Topics discussed at the roundtable will include the frequency of collections and how collection cancellations and back-ups are handled in various parts of the District, and what policies and procedures may need to be changed in the future. The roundtable will also consider the District’s recycling collection program and waste diversion rates, as well as DPW’s enforcement of the District’s mandatory recycling laws for all District residents and businesses.

 

The Committee invites the public to testify or to submit written testimony, which will be made a part of the official Hearing Record. Anyone wishing to testify should contact Michele Blackwell, Legislative Counsel for Councilmember Mary Cheh, at [phone] or via e-mail at [e-mail]. Persons representing organizations will have five minutes to present their testimony.  Individuals will have three minutes to present their testimony. Witnesses should bring 8 copies of their written testimony and should submit a copy of their testimony electronically to [e-mail].

 

If you are unable to testify in person, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record. Copies of written statements should be submitted to Michele Blackwell, Legislative Counsel for Councilmember Mary Cheh, John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 108, Washington, D.C. 20004. They may also be e-mailed to [e-mail] or faxed to [phone]. The record will close at the end of the business day on March 27, 2015.