News

In 2009, the City of Cambridge adopted a goal to reduce trash by 30% by 2020. Cambridge officials are pleased to announce that the 30% trash reduction goal has been achieved one year early.

Effective February 10, 2019, the City Council has voted to extend the Tree Protection Ordinance Amendment requiring a permit to remove a "significant tree" on private property.

Cambridge Curbside Compost is expanding to eligible buildings with 12+ units currently serviced by City trash collection.

City of Cambridge offices, including all library locations and senior centers, will be closed and curbside collections will be suspended on Monday, February 17, 2020 in observance of the President’s Day holiday

The City's contractor, National Water Main, will be lining sewer and drain lines around the City over the next month.

City of Cambridge offices, including all library locations and senior centers, will be closed and curbside collections will be suspended on Monday, January 20, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

City of Cambridge Receives $500,000 Grant for New Hybrid Rubbish Packers

Over the next several weeks, the City’s contractor, D’Allessandro Construction, will be making spot repairs to the sewer and drain systems in various locations around the City.

City Services During the Holiday Season

After the success of last year’s brine pilot program (link to last year’s story), DPW is building a new brine farm to make enough brine in-house to treat additional parts of the City.