Announcements
November City Holidays
Vacation Premise Checks
#MGWMonth
City Hall has Moved!
Hollywood Streetscape Community Meeting
Food Scrap Drop-Off Program
Slow Down to Get Around
Bulk & Special Trash Collections
Want to Plant a Tree?
Items Available for Purchase at DPW
November City Holidays
The City will be closed on Monday, November 11 for the observation of Veterans Day - all collections will slide forward one day, therefore special collections will only be scheduled on Friday, November 15.
During Thanksgiving week the City will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 28-29; no special collections will occur during the holiday week.
Vacation Premise Check Request
Going on vacation? Request a vacation premise check by Prince George's County Police!
City residents can make the request by filling out this form, and submitting it to publicservices@collegeparkmd.gov.
#MGWMonth
November is Municipal Government Works Month (or MGWMonth for short) where cities all across the state showcase how municipalities (or local governments) work for their communities.
Look throughout this month for City Facebook and posts and Tweets tagged with #MGWMonth!
City Hall has Moved!
With construction of the new City Hall scheduled to begin next year, the previous City Hall at 4500 Knox Road has closed.
All Mayor and Council meetings are now held at Davis Hall (9217 51st Avenue).
The Departments of Planning, Community & Economic Development and the Administration, Finance and Human Resources have relocated to our new address at 8400 Baltimore Avenue.
The new mailing address for City Hall is 8400 Baltimore Avenue Suite 375, College Park, MD 20740. City phone numbers and office hours (Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) remain the same.
Community Meeting on Hollywood Commerical District Streetscape Project
Save the date of November 18, 2019 for a Community Meeting on the Hollywood Commercial District Streetscape Project.
Consultants will present design plans that are 60% completed and seek public input. The meeting will be held at the College Park Youth and Family Services Building at 7:00 pm.
Food Scrap Drop-Off Program
Five-gallon food scrap buckets are still available at the Department of Public Works during regular business hours. The buckets are useful to transport collected food scraps to the drop off location. Free compostable bags are available at the Department.
Over 7.5 tons of food scraps have been diverted from the landfill since April 1. Collecting food scraps and food soiled paper products is easy. When preparing meals, separate food scraps from other garbage to divert this organic material from regular household trash that is disposed at the landfill. Food scraps that are collected separately are taken to the Prince George’s County Organics Compost facility for processing into a product that can be used for gardening projects.
Acceptable items: fruit and vegetable scraps; coffee grounds and tea leaves; dry goods - breads, pasta, nuts, rice and grains; dairy products, eggs and egg shells; meat, fish, poultry and bones – cooked or uncooked; food soiled paper products – napkins, paper towels, coffee filters, and tea bags.
Please DO NOT include plastic products of any kind, pet or human waste, diapers, clam or oyster shells, grease or fats, or ash from wood or charcoal.
Bring your food scraps to the Department of Public Works any time – 24/7, transfer into our designated yellow food scrap cart located in the public parking area. Empty contents loosely into the cart, or you can deposit the compostable bag full of food scraps. No plastic bags.
You can also drop off your scraps at the Hollywood Farmers Market (through November 23; 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.).
For more information about how to collect or drop-off food scraps, please visit collegeparkmd.gov/foodscraps.
Slow Down to Get Around
It can be frustrating to encounter unexpected delays during your day, whether it is because you are behind a refuse truck, a school or Metro bus. However, it is important to remember that there are people in and around these vehicles who expect to arrive home safely at the end of the day. City employees have been injured as a result of distracted drivers. Remember to slow down to get around these vehicles, and that aggressive driving could kill or injure another person.
Last year, Governor Hogan signed into law HB531, SB445: Slow Down to Get Around/Move Over legislation, which now includes any solid waste vehicle collecting solid waste. Anyone not slowing down or involved in an accident with a trash truck will be fined double the normal fine.
Bulk and Special Trash Collections
The City collects four different types of special or bulk trash on Thursdays and Fridays by appointment.
- Bulk trash (furniture, mattresses wrapped in plastic, large bulky items, etc.)
- White goods & metals (washers, dryers, mowers, bikes, metal file cabinets, etc.)
- Electronics for recycling (TVs, computers, printers, etc.)
- Brush and Logs
See a truck on your street that didn't pickup your collection? The trucks pick up one type of item at a time, so make sure that your special trash is separated by source/type.
Don’t place items at the curb until you have scheduled an appointment. Call or email the Department of Public Works at 240-487-3590 or publicworks@collegeparkmd.gov to schedule. Have your items at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on your scheduled day.
Tree Planting Programs
Trees provide many benefits such as reduction of cooling and heating costs, interception of rain water, increasing property values and improving air quality. The City offers a few ways to help you plant trees in your surrounding area.
- REQUESTS FOR STREET TREES The City has a program that provides for street tree planting in the right-of-way area, which includes the grass strip between the curb and sidewalk. Residents interested in requesting a tree can contact Brenda Alexander at 240-487-3590 or balexander@collegeparkmd.gov. The location will be inspected to determine if it is suitable.
- TREE CANOPY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM (TCEP) City property owners can apply for reimbursement of up to $150.00 annually, for approved tree(s) planted on their residential lot. The completed application should be sent to balexander@collegeparkmd.gov for review and approval. Click here for a link to the guidelines and application.
Tree Maintenance
The City is responsible for tree maintenance in the rights-of-way, city maintained buildings and parks, and on public property. Trees on private property are the responsibility of the property owner.
Items Available for Purchase at the Department of Public Works
Rain Barrels $72.00
Rain barrels are a great way to keep runoff from leaving your home. Outdoor watering accounts for a large percentage of water consumption. By having a rain barrel and storing rainfall, you’ll have water for outdoor irrigation. Size is 50-gallon.
Once installed, Prince George’s County residents can apply for a Rain Check Rebate, off-setting most of the cost!
Rain barrels come with lid, overflow cap, pre-installed screen and ring, flex overflow hose, ball valve - spigot, re-usable zip ties, hose clamp and rubber washer. Diverter kit is not included.
Backyard Compost Bin $20 City residents/$40 non-residents
Composting is a great way to dispose of your household food waste and yard waste diverting them from the landfill.
Size: 33” high x 31” wide, large capacity – 11 cubic feet with convenient 12”x16” offset, front access door.
Yard Waste Carts $25 for City residents
The beige yard waste cart can be used for either “soft yard waste” or “woody yard waste.” The two products are collected on separate days and processed into different products.
This sturdy cart has wheels and a lift-bar for easy collection. Using the yard waste cart can save time and money – single use paper lawn bags become expensive over time and can tear or fall apart when wet.
SMARTLEAF® Compost & Wood Mulch
SMARTLEAF® compost is $28.00 per cubic yard, and wood mulch is $12.00 per cubic yard. Material is available for pickup only at the Department of Public Works.
Bring your open-bed pickup truck or trailer and material can be loaded in your vehicle for you. Trucks with a 4’ bed can hold ½ a cubic yard, a 6’ bed can hold 1 cubic yard, and an 8’ bed can hold 2 cubic yards.
Don't have a truck? Bring a shovel and your own containers (bins, buckets, bags, etc.) and be prepared to load your containers yourself. We sell in 1/4 cubic yard increments.
- ½ cubic yard is approximately 20 five-gallon buckets
- ¼ cubic yard is approximately 10 five-gallon buckets; or 3 paper yard waste bags filled half full
For more information click here to visit our web page, or call us at 240-487-3590 or email publicworks@collegeparkmd.gov.