The city’s trash trucks are in desperate need of repairs.

Last week, Baltimore’s Department of Public Works (DPW) sent an email to city leaders notifying them that DPW’s last-standing EZ Pack truck was out of service. DPW writing, “As a result, all of Solid Waste’s trucks used to conduct dumpster collects are down.”

It’s now causing trash and frustrations to pile up across the city. Those impacted include residents who live or work in condominium communities, public housing, and local government buildings.

“This just got here within, I would say five days,” said Rose Mortimer as she pointed to a jam-packed dumpster in a public housing parking lot.

Mortimer says usually the city is good about taking out the trash where she lives, but on Monday, her dumpster had dozens of garbage bags overflowing from every angle. A sight for sore eyes and a safety hazard.

“The rats!” she said, “We’re talking about hundreds, hundreds!”