Holiday waste collection schedule announced

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – The city of Lexington has announced its waste collection schedule for the holiday.

The Lexington Division of Waste Management says it’s adjusting its collection schedule for the upcoming Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays.

Residents and businesses whose regular curbside waste collection day falls on a holiday will be serviced on Wednesday instead.

Monday customers will be serviced the Wednesday following the holiday, and Thursday and Friday customers will be serviced the Wednesday before the holiday.

Those impacted by the holiday collection schedule should place their carts out on Tuesday after 4 p.m. to ensure collection on their Wednesday makeup day.
Holiday: No Collection: Makeup Day:
Thanksgiving Thursday, Nov. 22 Wednesday, Nov. 21
Day After Thanksgiving Friday, Nov. 23 Wednesday, Nov. 21
Christmas Eve Monday, Dec. 24 Wednesday, Dec. 26
Christmas Tuesday, Dec. 25 Wednesday, Dec. 26
New Year’s Day Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019 Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019

The City’s Recycling Center, Electronics Recycling Center, and Haley Pike Waste Management Facility will be closed on those days as well as on the Saturdays of those holiday weekends (November 24, December 22 and Dececember 29).