11/20/2009

Chattanooga, Tennessee – In order for City employees to celebrate the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday, garbage and curbside recycling will not be collected on Thanksgiving Day.  All garbage and/or recycling collection falling on the Thanksgiving Holiday (Thursday, November 26) will be collected on Saturday, November 28.

• Residential Refuse Collection Centers will be closed on Thanksgiving Day.
• Recycling Convenience Centers will be closed on Thanksgiving Day and the day after Thanksgiving.
• The Wood Recycling Center will close on Thanksgiving Day and reopen on Monday, November 30.

With the exception of Thanksgiving and Christmas day, the City of Chattanooga Department of Public Works picks up garbage and recycling on all holidays.

Should you have any questions about garbage collection or biweekly curbside recycling, please call 3-1-1 (425-6311) or visit www.chattanooga.gov.