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There will be no refuse, large item or recycling collection on Monday May 27th because of the Memorial Day holiday.

If your material is normally collected on Monday, it will be collected on Tuesday May 28th.

We will also be collecting material in the Tuesday area on the 28th so make sure you have your material out by 7 a.m. to insure collection.


The Streets Division's offices and self help drop off sites will be closed on May 27th.

Refuse, Large Item & Recycling:
The Streets Division does not provide refuse, large item, or recycling collection on City holidays.

Those holidays are:
  • New Year's Day
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
  • Memorial Day
  • Independence Day (July 4th)
  • Labor Day
  • Thanksgiving
  • The Friday after Thanksgiving
  • Christmas Day

The self- help drop off sites will also be closed on holidays.

It is the policy of the Streets Division to provide refuse and recycling collection in those areas affected by the holiday on the next working day after the holiday.

For example, all residents of Monday's trash collection districts will have their refuse and recycling collected the Tuesday after a Monday holiday (as listed above).

Exception: The two-day Thanksgiving Holiday.

  • Residents in the Thursday refuse district will have their material collected the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
  • Residents in the Friday District will have their material collected on the following Monday.

For 2013 the residents of Thursday's District will have their material collected on Wednesday, November 27th. Residents in Friday's District will have their material collected on Monday, December 2nd.

Large Item Collection:
Large item collection is greatly curtailed during weeks with holidays. We ask that you hold your large items until the following collection if at all possible.

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