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STREET DEPARTMENT

The Street Department is responsible for the five following major areas of responsibility: 1) street maintenance and snow removal; 2) storm drains; 3) buildings and grounds; 4) solid waste collection and disposal; and 5) special event support.

Within the City’s 5 ½ square mile corporate limits, Street Department personnel maintain over 54 miles of City streets, more than 10 parks and hundreds of acres of open space and provide bulk solid waste and yard waste pick-up and related collection services to over 4,500 households in Westminster.

The Street Department is located at the City Maintenance Shop at 105 Railroad Avenue. The Street Department is equipped with modern machinery and facilities to allow employees to support an ever-increasing workload as the City grows.

Larry Bloom is Superintendent of the Street Department. His office is located at the City Maintenance Shop, 105 Railroad Avenue, Westminster, Maryland. He can be contacted at 410-848-9077 or via email.

The City’s Street Department provides bulk pick-up and yard waste collection services to the approximately 4,200 City households that receive weekly solid waste and recycling collection by B.F.I. Waste Services, LLC, the City's contracted hauler.

	Household Waste Regular Pickup Scehdule
	2007 Holiday Collection Schedule
	2007 Leaf Vacuum information             NEW
	Special Pickup Schedule/Information
	Christmas trees are picked up by the City every  Monday. Call 848-9077 to schedule a pick-up.  Please be sure that only the tree itself is left out !

Please contact Bill Ritter at either 410-848-9077 or 410-857-9286, or via email to schedule services. All items must be placed out by 7:30 a.m. Twenty-four (24) hour advance notice is required.

Waste Reduction Tip: In the summer months, grass clippings comprise 15-20% of the total solid waste stream. Why not consider making a few changes in lawn care habits? There is no reason to remove grass clippings from lawns. Clippings will filter down to the soil, where they reduce water evaporation and encourage growth by keeping the soil temperature cooler. As the grass clippings decompose, they act as a natural fertilizer without creating thatch, an overgrowth of the root and stem of the grass plant that is caused by overwatering and overfertilizing. Grass should be cut frequently enough - about every five days - so that clumps of clippings do not cling together on top of the lawn; alternatively a mulching mower or blade can be used to chop up the clippings and make them finer so that they fall to the soil. Overfertilizing and overwatering of lawns is not beneficial; however, grass clippings can be used to fertilize and improve growing conditions naturally. These small tips can result in a great deal of savings over the years.

Find out more about recycling from the Carroll County Bureau of Solid Waste

Find out what you can do to keep Maryland's waterways clean from the Department of the Environment's Pollution Prevention  website