Reminder: Trash Delayed on Thanksgiving Week

The Newport Public Services Department’s Clean City Program reminds residents that there will be no trash, recycling or yard waste collection on Thursday, November 28, due to the Thanksgiving Day holiday.

Collections normally scheduled for Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28 will experience a one day delay in trash collection. Collections for Monday through Wednesday will not be affected by this holiday.

As a reminder, yard waste may be put out during residents’ scheduled collection day during the weeks of November 24 and December 8, which will be the last yard waste collection in 2014.

Yard waste will only be collected in brown paper leaf bags or loose in trash barrels up to 32-gallons. Branches and twigs up to 3 feet long and 4 inches in diameter must be bundled and tied, placed in paper yard waste bags or loose in barrels. Yard waste will not be collected in plastic bags.

The City of Newport started a cart-based collection program on November 3. More information is available at www.cityofnewport.com/cleancity or by calling the Clean City Program at 845-5613.