2025 Solid Waste Division Holiday and Special Collection Schedule
| Wednesday, January 1, 2025 | CLOSED: Residential garbage collection will be delayed by one business day. Wednesday routes will be collected the following day, Thursday, January 2, 2025. |
| Monday, January 20, 2025 | CLOSED: Residential garbage collection will be delayed by one business day. Monday routes will be collected the following day, Tuesday, January 21, 2025. |
| The week of March 17-21, 2025 | FREE EXCESS TRASH COLLECTION WEEK: Excess household trash will be collected at no charge only on the resident's regularly scheduled garbage collection day. (Fees will apply to tires, electronics, and appliance collection.) |
| Friday, April 18, 2025 | CLOSED: Residential garbage collection will be delayed by one business day. Friday routes will be collected the following Monday, April 21, 2025. |
| Monday, May 26, 2025 | CLOSED: Residential garbage collection will be delayed by one business day. Monday routes will be collected the following day, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. |
| Friday, July 4, 2025 | CLOSED: Residential garbage collection will be delayed by one business day.Friday routes will be collected on Monday, July 7, 2025. |
| Monday, September 1, 2025 |
CLOSED: Residential garbage collection will be delayed by one business day. Monday routes will be collected the following day, Tuesday, September 2, 2025. |
| The week of September 22-26, 2025 | FREE EXCESS TRASH COLLECTION WEEK: Excess household trash will be collected at no charge only on the resident's regularly scheduled garbage collection day. (Fees will apply to tires, electronics, and appliance collection.) |
| Monday, October 13th, 2025 | LEAF SEASON: Residential leaf vacuuming will begin curbside. Please rake your leaves to the curb and leave unbagged and out of storm drains and gutter lines for leaf vacuuming. Please place yard waste debris separately from leaf piles for collection. |
| Tuesday, November 11, 2025 | CLOSED: Residential garbage collection will be delayed by one business day. Tuesday routes will be collected on Wednesday, November 12, 2025. |
| Thursday, November 27, 2025 | CLOSED: Residential garbage collection will be delayed by one business day. Thursday routes will be collected the following day, Friday, November 28, 2025. |
| Friday, November 28, 2025 | CLOSED: Residential garbage collection will be delayed by one business day. Friday routes will be collected the following Monday, December 1, 2025. |
| Wednesday, December 24, 2025 | Only trash will be collected for Wednesday residents. NO excess trash or yard waste will be collected. |
| Thursday, December 25, 2025 | CLOSED: Residential garbage for Thursday collection will be delayed by one business day. Both Thursday and Friday routes will be collected on Friday, December 26, 2025. There will be NO excess trash or yard waste collected on these days. |
| Friday, December 26, 2025 | Only trash will be collected for residents on Thursday and Friday. NO excess trash or yard waste will be collected. |
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