Important holiday city hours, trash pickup, etc.

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The city has sent some important information about its holiday schedules including when offices will be open, trash pickup dates and Christmas tree disposal.

City Holiday office closings

City of Kansas City, Mo., offices will be Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. The 311 Call Center, a division of the City Manager’s Office, will also be closed on these dates.

Trash and recycling schedule

During the City-observed holidays, trash and recycling collection will be delayed one day. The trash and recycling schedule will be as follows:

Christmas Holiday

  • Residents who usually have Thursday trash collection will receive the service on Friday, Dec. 26.
  • Residents who usually have Friday trash collection will receive the service on Saturday, Dec. 27.
  • Residents who usually have Monday trash collection will not be impacted.

New Year’s Holiday

  • Residents who usually have Thursday trash collection will receive the service on Friday, Jan. 2.
  • Residents who usually have Friday trash collection will receive the service on Saturday, Jan.3.
  • Residents who usually have Monday trash collection will not be impacted

Trash Amnesty Week: Dec. 26 – Dec. 31

To accommodate the extra trash accumulated during the holiday season, The City of Kansas City, Missouri grants residents trash amnesty from Friday, Dec. 26 to Wednesday, Dec. 31. During this time, residents may dispose of up to 15 bags of trash (or up to 500 pounds) on the curb without tagging the trash bags. Please note, paper gift wrap is not recyclable. For a complete list of recyclable materials please visit: http://kcmo.gov/publicworks/kcrecycles/

Christmas tree disposal

Christmas trees may be disposed free of charge every Saturday at the City’s Leaf and Brush drop-off sites. Residents will be charged $5 per tree for the disposal of Christmas trees Monday through Friday.

Leaf and Brush drop-off sites:

  • N. Main Street: Open Monday through Saturday; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • 1815 N. Chouteau Traffic Way: Open Monday through Saturday; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • 10301 Raytown Road: Open Saturday only; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Leaf and Brush drop-off sites will be closed in observance of holidays on Dec. 24 and 25, and on Dec. 31, and Jan. 1. All drop-off sites will close for the season on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015 and will reopen on March 21, 2015. Please remember to remove all ornaments, lights and tinsel before using this service.

Household Hazardous Waste Facility

The Household Hazardous Waste Facility will be closed Dec. 23, 2014 through Jan. 1, 2015. The facility will reopen on Jan. 2, 2015.

For more information about solid waste collection services, visit http://www.kcmo.gov/publicworks/trash or call the 3-1-1 Action Center at 311 or 816-513-1313.

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