Changes to City waste collection Thanksgiving week

There will be no City yard waste collection during the week of Thanksgiving. There will be no City waste collection on Thursday, Nov. 28 or Friday, Nov. 29 due to the holiday.

Residents and businesses that normally receive curbside pickup on Thursday or Friday will be served on Wednesday, Nov. 27, before the holiday. Place trash and recycling carts out after 4 p.m. on Tuesday evening because trucks will start pickup early on Wednesday. Curbside pickup of trash and recycling carts on Monday and Tuesday will not be affected.

No gray yard waste carts, paper yard bags or bundles will be collected the week of Thanksgiving, from Nov. 25 – Nov. 27. Yard waste pickup will resume on your regular collection day starting on Monday, Dec. 2.

Businesses with dumpsters (trash and recycling) normally collected by the city on Thursday or Friday will be served on Wednesday, Nov. 27, before the holiday. Monday and Tuesday dumpster collection will not be affected.

The Haley Pike Waste Management Facility, the Lexington Recycle Center and the Electronics Recycle Center will be closed from Thursday, Nov. 28 – Sunday, Dec. 1.  

For more information, contact LexCall at 311 or (859) 425-2255.

Sign up for text alerts about changes to your waste collection schedule by texting your regular collection day (MONDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY or FRIDAY) to 888777 or sign up for email alerts.

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