Press Release

 

For immediate release:
January 3, 2023

 

For more information, contact:
Linda Lowe, Public Information Officer
Department of the Environment
lmlowe@co.pg.md.us; (301) 836-2115 (cell)

 

Prince George’s County Announces Holiday Closings for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

County government offices will close (except public safety) on Monday, January 15, 2024, in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

LARGO, MD – The Prince George’s County Department of the Environment (DoE) announces the following services and facilities will be closed or suspended on Monday, January 15, 2024: 

Facility/Service	January 15
Animal Services Facility  (3750 Brown Station Road)	Closed
Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill	Open
Brown Station Road Public Convenience Center	Open
Electronics Recycling Acceptance Site  (Located at the Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill)	Closed *Only open Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
Household Hazardous Waste Acceptance Site  (Located at the Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill)	Closed *Only open Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
Missouri Avenue Solid Waste Acceptance and Recycling Center	Open
Prince George’s County Organics Composting Facility	Open
Prince George’s County Materials Recycling Facility (1000 Ritchie Road)	Open
Bulky Trash Collection (White goods/appliances and scrap tires; by appointment only)	No Scheduled Collections
Trash Collection in County-Contracted Areas	Regular collections occur Tuesday, January 16 through  Friday, January 19
Curbside Bulky Trash Collection	Regular collections occur Tuesday, January 16 through  Friday, January 19
Curbside Recycling Collection	Regular collections occur Tuesday, January 16 through  Friday, January 19
Curbside Composting and Yard Trim Collections	Regular collections occur on Monday, January 15, 2024

TheBus, a public transit service operated by the Prince George’s County Department of Public Works and Transportation, will operate a regular schedule on Monday, January 15, 2024, except for Route 51x service to the Equestrian Center/Courthouse. Regular operations of Route 51x will resume on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. In addition, the County’s Call-A-Bus and PGC Link services will not operate on Monday, January 15, 2024. Regular operations of the Call-A-Bus and PGC Link services will resume on Tuesday, January 16, 2024.  

The Prince George’s County Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement will be closed on Monday, January 15, 2024. Regular business hours will resume on Tuesday, January 16, 2024.

Also, PGC311 will be closed on Monday, January 15, 2024, and will return to regular operations on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. However, residents can still submit service/issue requests online at PGC311.com.

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