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Holiday Trash and Recycling Collection Schedule
  • January 1, 2019, No bulky item collections.  All bulky items will be collected on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019.
  • January 21, 2019 trash and recycling will be collected on Tuesday, January 22, 2019.  All bulky items will be collected on Thursday, January 24, 2019.
  • February 18, 2019, Trash and recycling will be collected Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. All bulky items will be collected on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019.
  • May 27, 2019, Trash and recycling will be collected Tuesday, May 28, 2019. All yard waste and bulky items will be collected on Thursday, May 30, 2019.
  • July 4, 2019 There is no change to the trash and recycling pick-up.  Trash and recycling will be collected as usual on Friday, July 5,  2019. All yard waste, bulky items, and County trash and recycling will be collected on Tuesday, July 2, 2019.
  • September 2, 2019 trash and recycling will be collected on Tuesday, September 3, 2019.  All yard waste and bulky items will be collected on Thursday, September 5, 2019.
  • November 11, 2019 trash and recycling will be collected on Tuesday, November 12, 2019. All yard waste and bulky items will be collected on Thursday, November 14, 2019.
  • Thanksgiving Week Trash and recycling will be collected as usual on Friday, November 29, 2019. All yard waste, bulky items, and County trash and recycling will be collected on Tuesday, November 26, 2019, the week of Thanksgiving.
  • Christmas December 25  trash and recycling will be collected on Thursday, Dec 26, 2019. All yard waste and bulky items will be collected on Tuesday, Dec 24, 2019.
  • New Years Day January 1, 2020 trash and recycling will be collected on Thursday, Jan 2, 2020. All yard waste and bulky items will be collected on Tuesday, Dec 31, 2019.