Department of Public Services | 55 Portland Street | Portland, Maine 04101 | (207)-874-8801

dps news

No Curbside Trash/Recycling in Portland on Martin Luther King Jr. Day   (1/12/2012)
PORTLAND, Maine – The Department of Public Services Solid Waste crews will not collect trash or recycling on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 16, 2012. More

Christmas Tree Disposal & Drop Off Locations 2011  (12/29/2011)
Beginning December 27th 2011, Portland Public Services crews will collect Christmas trees curbside with the trash and recycling. More

2011 Peaks Island Holiday Trash Schedule  (12/21/2011)
Peaks Island trash and recycling crews will collect trash and recycling on the Tuesday following Christmas and New Year's. More

Repair Work on Back Cove Trail Today  (11/21/2011)
PORTLAND, Maine – Today, City of Portland Public Services crew will repair a section of the Back Cove Trail from the Eastern end of Tukey’s Bridge to the 3 mile marker and soccer fields near Preble Street Extension from 7:00 AM and 3:00 PM. More

E-card Changes at Riverside Recycling Facility  (6/16/2009)
Beginning July 1, 2009, there will be changes to the City e-card program at Riverside Recycling Facility. These include: * E-card holders will have free disposal of up to 10 bulky items per year such as furniture, non-freon appliances, mattresses and box springs, gas grills and outdoor equipment as well as limited quantites of yard waste and hazardous waste More

Find Your Trash and Recycling Day  (2/23/2007)
Have a question on when your trash or recycling is picked up? More

winter operations

No Parking Ban in effect

Alternate Parking | Towing | Notification Services

Additional information is available about parking bans and winter operations at:

Public Services Customer Service Center: 874-8493
Parking Ban Hotline: 879-0300
Parking Department: 874-8443
PW Web site: www.publicworks.portlandmaine.gov

Portland Public Services will be working around the clock to clear snow from the 320 miles of City streets. We encourage people to say home and off the streets during the height of the storm to facilitate these efforts.

Other reminders from Portland MEDCU and Fire Department:

Please also note that Portland Public Services does have a TTY line available for the hearing impaired public:
874-8494

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