No holiday garbage pickup on Christmas Day, New Year’s Day

Posted at 12:52 pm December 19, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Waste Connections Inc. will not pick up trash or recyclables in Oak Ridge on Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25, or on New Yearâ€™s Day, Thursday January 1, 2015.

For both weeks, the regular Thursday routes will be picked up the following day on Friday, and the regular Friday routes will be picked up the following day on Saturday.

Please have all refuse and recyclables out by 7 a.m. for the Friday and Saturday routes.

“Thank you for your cooperation with this schedule adjustment,” the City of Oak Ridge said in a press release.

For additional information, you can contact Waste Connections Inc. at (865) 482-3656 or visit www.WasteConnectionsTn.com.

Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge Tagged With: Christmas Day, garbage pickup, New Year's Day, recyclables, trash, Waste Connections Inc.

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