November 21, 2011: Today, the City of Omaha’s Public Works Department’s Environmental Quality Division announced that there will be no garbage, yard waste, or recyclable material collection on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 24, 2011. The collection schedule will change as a result of the holiday according to the schedule below:
Collections will be on the regular schedule the following week, November 28th through December 2nd. However, that will be the final week for yard waste collection in 2011.
In addition, Christmas trees will not be collected curbside this year. Christmas tree recycling locations will be announced through the media at a later date.
Omaha citizens may direct questions to the Environmental Quality Division information line at 444 5238. An answering service, through the same number, can assist during evenings, weekends and holidays. Citizens may sign up for e-mail notification of impending solid waste collection holidays or service delays related to weather by going to join.wasteline.org
