Helpful Information for the Holiday Season from Public Works
Trash/Recycling Route Changes
Upcoming holidays will be observed on November 27, 28, December 24, 25 and January 1 and 19th.
During Thanksgiving week both Thursday and Friday routes will run on Wednesday.
During Christmas week Thursday's routes will run Wednesday the 24th. City offices and the Transfer Station will be closed Wednesday but routes will run.
The week of New Years Day, Thursday routes will run on Wednesday December 31st.
The week of Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 19th), Monday's routes will run Tuesday and Tuesday routes will run Wednesday.
Live Christmas Tree Disposal Options
Special Pickups
You can schedule a Wednesday Special Pickup for $6.60/per tree, plus the current fuel surcharge which changes monthly. Wednesday specials will be done on January 11th and 25th and February 1st, 8th and 15th. They do need to be scheduled in advance so call Public Works at 339-6351 if you want yours picked up. www.cityofcape.org/specialpickup
Free Arena Park Drop Off
A free drop off site will be located in the southeast corner of Arena Park from December 26th through the end of January for City of Cape residents. www.cityofcape.org/compost
Transfer Station
The Transfer Station will also accept trees and the charge there is a little over $.04/pound ($84.62/ton) with a $20 minimum charge.www.cityofcape.org/transferstation
Extra Trash
Got extra trash from the holidays? Between Dec. 26 and Jan. 9th, Cape Public Works will pick up a reasonable amount of extra trash. Just sit your bagged extra trash next to your cart on trash day (not on top of it). Be sure the lid is closed to avoid spillage. Staff will dump your cart, put the extra items in the cart and then dump the cart again. The amount of "extra trash" is limited to 3 to 4 bags that will fit inside the cart. Carts will only be dumped twice, so please consider recycling as much as possible.