Food for Thought: Did you know that 76% of our landfill waste could be reused? 🌱 Recycling food scraps helps keep waste out of the ground and puts valuable resources back to work. Small actions can create big changes. Find a food scrap drop-off site at columbus.gov/foodwaste

Safer crossings, upgraded bike paths, and improved streetscapes are on the way. Learn more & give us your feedback on December 4th, 6pm at Barnett Recreation Center! #SaferLivingston #VisionZero

♻️❄️'Tis the season...to recycle your broken holiday lights!🎄♻️ Come drop them off for FREE at one of our Waste and Reuse Convenience Centers, located at 1550 Georgesville Rd OR 2100 Alum Creek Dr. Let's ring in the holiday season sustainably!

***WINTER WEATHER UPDATE*** December 2, 2025 @3:40PM

Congrats, Eakin Elementary Eagles, on having one of the best painted plows in the City of Columbus! We're sad we couldn't be with you today to recognize your great work, but hope you're having a fun snow day! Keep your eyes open today, you might see your plow on the street!❄️ #SnowWarriors

Hey Columbus, THE MORNING CHALLENGE IS CALM DOWN, NOT SLIDE DOWN ❄️ It’s OK to slow down, take your time, and enjoy the moment, we’re all moving in slow-motion HD today anyway. Life is precious. Ice is disrespectful. So breathe, bundle up, and stay safe out there. 💙❄️

****WINTER WEATHER UPDATE**** December 2, 2025 I 5:30 AM

****WINTER WEATHER UPDATE**** December 1, 2025 I 10:25 PM

Snow is on its way...are you ready? Here's our Mayor with a quick Snow PSA! Remember: ✅Give the plow plenty of space ✅Check in on your neighbors ✅Clear sidewalks for our neighbors who are walking ✅Give yourself enough time to get to your destination and drive slowly #SnowWarriors #WinterReady

Tea❌ DPS, ready to Beat ❌ichigan! Go Bucks!

Happy Thanksgiving!🦃 This holiday, we are grateful for each and every one of our staff who keep Columbus moving forward. The work of DPS would not be possible without you! #teamDPS

DPS in November, working hard to serve and engage our residents every day.🍂That's a wrap on fall 2025! #teamdps

The Annual Snow Roadeo presents drivers with maneuverability challenges that prepare them to hit the streets. The bullseye barrel push gives drivers the opportunity to measure their sense of awareness with their plows.❄️ #SnowWarriors

We supported the food giveaway today, Nov 24, by collecting & distributing over 2,000 pounds of non-perishable food & toiletries. Residents can stop by Ft Hayes from 3-5 p.m. while supplies last. Donations will continue to be accepted at both Waste and Reuse Convenience Centers.

Reminder: We are still accepting pumpkins to be composted for FREE through the end of November at these three locations! As we switch our decor from pumpkins to poinsettias, let's do it sustainably!🎃🎄

The Georgesville Waste and Reuse Convenience Center will be closed today, Saturday, November 22. Please use the Alum Creek location which is open from 10 AM to 6 PM. We apologize for any inconvenience.

We're wrapping up concrete work on Indianola Ave and will be back in the spring to complete resurfacing!🚧These curb bump-outs are a @visionzerocbus.bsky.social safety improvement that shorten crossing distance for pedestrians and visually narrow the road to reduce driver speed. #VisionZero

***SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATION*** The City of Columbus trash collection service, weekly recycling and biweekly yard waste service will not be provided on Thursday, November 27, in observance of Thanksgiving.

Free food drive-the event this Monday, Nov. 24 from 3-5 p.m. at Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center, 546 Jack Gibbs Blvd. Fresh produce, frozen meals, pantry items and diapers. No registration required. Just drive in or walk up. Limited supplies, First come, first served.

Food for Thought: One in seven of our neighbors struggles to put food on the table. 🍽️ By recycling food waste, we can extend landfill life and support families in need. Small steps like this help build a stronger, healthier community. Find your Food Scrap Drop-Off site at columbus.gov/foodwaste

Our Auxiliary Snow Warrior Dispatchers training hard!👏 Auxiliary Snow Warriors are staff who volunteer to help clear our roads during a snow event. Dispatchers help run our Warrior Watch and are the key communication link between drivers and maintenance outposts. #SnowWarriors

Our Infrastructure Management Admin discusses with the American Public Works Association how our team looks for creative and collaborative opportunities to share information and showcase our #SnowWarriors when snow and ice hit the ground.👏❄️ Read here:

In our eighth episode of the Director's Diary, Director Scocco takes us to the Annual Snow Roadeo, the final and most difficult test in our Snow Warrior training. ❄️🚚#DirectorsDiaries #PublicServiceInAction #teamDPS #SnowWarriors

It's America Recycles Day! When you fill up your blue bin with recyclables, you make every day America Recycles Day. Celebrate and learn how to recycle right at columbus.gov/recycle

Congrats to our Central Outpost Night Shift crewmember Matt Melchiorre on his championship win at this year's Central Ohio Chapter of the American Public Works Association Joint Roadeo! Our top driver making DPS proud!💪 #SnowWarriors

Over the last week, our team helped collect and distribute over 6 tons of non-perishable food to community members. This effort helped feed hundreds of families facing hunger. We are happy to do our part to serve!

We hosted our second annual Central Ohio Snow Plow Roadeo and snow emergency briefing in collaboration with the Central Ohio Chapter of APWA! Congrats to one of our very own #SnowWarriors, Matt Melchiorre, who took home first place! Central Ohio is ready for winter!

🚦 **Traffic Alert** 🚦 Closures from Thursday, November 13 to Sunday, November 16 for Columbus Hot Chocolate Run.

Mayor Ginther welcomes waste and recycling leaders from across the U.S. and Canada at RCon here in Columbus. As a leader in waste collection and diversion, our city is proud to host this event from the Solid Waste Association of North America! #SWANARCon

5 city outposts. 2 days. 1 trophy. The annual Snow Roadeo is not just the Snow Warriors' final training, but a heated competition for the ultimate bragging rights. Each driver's final points contribute to their outpost's total score. Our training is a team effort!❄️ #SnowWarriors

Thank you, veterans, for your service and dedication to our country! We honor and appreciate all our veterans, past and present, for their commitment to protect and serve. #VeteransDay

♻️❄️Snow got you excited for the holiday season? Testing out your lights and finding some don't work? We'll recycle them!🎄♻️ Drop them off for FREE at one of our Waste and Reuse Convenience Centers, located at 1550 Georgesville Rd OR 2100 Alum Creek Dr.

Our Department, along with our Keep Columbus Beautiful program, is proud to support the City's response to the SNAP and food emergency by supporting food collections, transporting food, collecting recycling at giveaways, and more. It's just one more way we are serving our community.

Did you know? Our Snow Warriors complete an annual obstacle course, aka the Snow Roadeo, to prepare for obstacles they will encounter on Columbus streets.❄️ Drivers start earning points from the second they get behind the wheel. #SnowWarriors

Before -> Install -> After😍 @visionzerocbus.bsky.social safety improvements were installed at intersections along Ohio and Champion Avenues, including new all-way stop signs and curb bump-outs, which slow driver speeds by visually narrowing the road and reduce crossing distance for pedestrians.

***SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATION*** The City of Columbus trash collection service will not be provided on Tuesday, November 11, in observance of Veterans Day, but recycling and yard waste pickup will still occur as scheduled.

Columbus residents, we need your help right now. Donations are running low. Please bring non-perishable food, hygiene items, and household essentials to our listed Columbus Recreation and Parks locations today. Let’s make sure our neighbors don’t go without. LEARN MORE: https://bit.ly/3XfeE9y.

Have yard signs? We'll recycle them for FREE! Bring your yard signs to one of our two Waste and Reuse Convenience Centers, located at 1550 Georgesville Rd and 2100 Alum Creek Dr. We will be collecting signs all November, Tuesday - Saturday, 10 AM - 6 PM.

Starting today, both of our Waste and Reuse Convenience Centers will be accepting non-perishable food items and toiletries through a partnership with Columbus Food Rescue and Local Matters. Bring your items in Tuesday—Saturday between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Election Day is today! Polls are open from 6:30 AM - 7:30 PM. Find your polling location at vote.FranklinCountyOhio.gov Your voice matters. Get out and vote, Columbus!🗳️

Who else has seen the beautiful colors along the Scioto?😍 This fall, remember to never put leaves in the trash.🍂 Instead, you can: - Keep leaves on your yard - Turn leaves into mulch - Compost leaves - Place leaves in a separate container or paper bags for yard waste collection

The E Broad demonstration resulted in dramatic reductions in excessive speeding and significantly fewer crashes, a huge win for all Columbus road users.🥳 We look forward to applying what we've learned to future @visionzerocbus.bsky.social  safety projects!

Styrofoam can be scary for the environment, but did you know you can recycle it for FREE?👻 You can drop off hard styrofoam (no to-go boxes, egg cartons, or packing peanuts) at one of our Waste and Reuse Convenience Centers located at 1500 Georgesville Dr or 2100 Alum Creek Dr.

Happy Halloween, Columbus! Our DPS team shares their favorite Halloween candy 🍫🎃🍬 Comment yours!👇

It's been 1 year of the E Broad St demonstration!🥳 This @visionzerocbus.bsky.social project included converting vehicle lanes to protected bike lanes. It has shown incredible decreases in crashes (from 28 to 13) and high speeds (reduced by 89%). Next up: Designing permanent improvements!

Spooky Season is in full swing, and there's nothing scarier than greenhouse gas emissions from pumpkins! Bring us your pumpkins to be composted for FREE from Oct 31 - Nov 30 at one of these three locations!

It's National First Responders Day! Did you know public works professionals are first responders? They support emergency response partners, helping protect and restore essential services in emergencies. Thank you to our first responders who keep Columbus safe! #FirstRespondersDay

Landfill space is limited; it’s more important than ever to recycle. Download the PickUp CBUS app to learn what you can recycle. Remember: - Never bag recyclables. - Recycling goes in your BLUE curbside bin. - OR find a free recycling drop-off dumpster at RecycleRight.org

In August 2025, there were no traffic fatalities on Columbus streets! This shows that zero traffic deaths on our streets IS achievable, but the last time this happened was 2018. There is still work to be done, no death is acceptable. Read more from @columbusunderground

🚦 **Traffic Alert** 🚦 Closure from Monday, Oct 27 - late spring 2026 for roadway safety improvements.