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Apr 16, 2013

Trash Cans Removed From Capitol Hill After Boston Bombs

A day after two bombs detonated in Boston, the trash cans on Capitol Hill are gone.

Mar 28, 2013

D.C. Plans to Replace Supercans, Offer Them Free of Charge

Is your city-issued garbage can a little worse for the wear? Fear not, you may soon be getting a new one.

Jan 19, 2009

Garbage Cans, Mailboxes, Newspaper Racks Disappear

Photo by James Calder DCist contributor James Calder reports from his morning trek for bagels at Dupont Market on 18th Street this morning: as per his usual routine, James stopped on the way back home at the corner of 18th and T to grab an Express. But as you can see in the above the photo, the box was missing, along with the Washington Post box. A third box had also been spirited away,…

 
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