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Garbage has to be brought to curb starting July 1

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The Waste Connections Convenience Center is pictured on Warehouse Road in east Oak Ridge on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019. (File photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

Note: This story was last updated at 6:30 p.m.

With limited exceptions, garbage cans in Oak Ridge will have to be brought to the curb for the weekly pickup starting July 1, and there will be a $1.20 monthly fee increase for the waste disposal service.

The city’s previous 25-year contract is expiring, and the new contract will start July 1.

Unlike many cities, Oak Ridge has had a “backdoor pickup” garbage service for years, but that is ending. With that back door service, garbage would be picked up away from the curb—at a back door, for example.

Under the new contract, people with qualifying disabilities will still be eligible for backdoor garbage and recycling services. (More information is included below.)

As part of the contract change to curbside pickup, new large 95-gallon trash bins will be provided at no cost, a press release said.

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Citywide household trash pickup starts April 5

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The citywide household trash pickup program will start Monday, April 5. Household trash, old appliances, and minor remodeling materials will be picked up, a press release said.

A schedule is below. The city said its collection efforts will follow the schedule as closely as possible.

“Residents have always been very cooperative and we ask for their continued cooperation this year by following a few guidelines,” the city said in the press release.

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City brush pickup starts April 29

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The citywide brush pickup program will begin in Oak Ridge on Monday, April 29. Tree limbs as well as bagged yard clippings and leaves will be picked up, a press release said. City collection efforts will follow the accompanying schedule as closely as possible.  

“Residents have always been very cooperative, and we ask for their continued cooperation this year by following a few guidelines,” the press release said:

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City’s brush pickup starts Monday

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The citywide brush pickup program in Oak Ridge will start Monday, April 30. Tree limbs as well as bagged yard clippings and leaves will be picked up. City collection efforts will follow the schedule included below as closely as possible.

Residents have always been very cooperative, the City of Oak Ridge said, and “we ask for their continued cooperation this year by following a few guidelines”: [Read more…]

City’s brush pickup starts Monday, April 24

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The citywide brush pickup program will begin Monday, April 24, in Oak Ridge. Tree limbs as well as bagged yard clippings and leaves will be picked up. City collection efforts will follow the accompanying schedule as closely as possible.

Residents have always been very cooperative and we ask for their continued cooperation this year by following a few guidelines, a press release said. [Read more…]

Oak Ridge brush pickup under way

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The citywide brush pickup program began Monday, April 28.

Tree limbs and bagged yard clippings or leaves will be picked up during the program. City collection efforts will follow the accompanying schedule as closely as possible, a press release said. The proposed schedule is a general guide and can vary considerably from the actual schedule due to weather conditions and/or the amount of participation by residents.

The city asked residents to follow a few guidelines: [Read more…]

Second week of brush pickup starts Monday

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The city’s annual brush pickup program started Monday, April 29.

The second week starts this Monday, and here is the schedule: [Read more…]

Oak Ridge brush pickup starts Monday

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The city-wide brush pickup  program for Oak Ridge begins Monday, April 29. City collection efforts will follow the accompanying schedule as closely as possible. The schedule is a general guide and can vary considerably due to weather conditions and/or the amount of participation by residents.

The city asks residents to follow a few guidelines: [Read more…]

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