Wilkes-Barre City Mayor Brown Announces Modifications to Holiday Collection Schedules and Increases Yard Waste Container Limit
Mayor George C. Brown announced that there will be modifications to the upcoming Good Friday holiday garbage and recycling collection. DPW will be closed on Friday, April 2nd, however, makeup collections originally scheduled for April 9th, will now take place on Monday, April 5th for the East End, Parsons, and Miners Mills neighborhoods.
The limit of yard waste containers will be increased to a total of 5 bins and/or paper leaf bags per household.
Yard waste collection will be moved up from the week of April 26, 2021 to the week of April 12, 2021.
The original holiday collection schedule was designed to meet budgetary constraints. The Mayor recognizes how important services are to the residents of Wilkes-Barre and as a result of positive financial practices and expense reduction, he is happy to announce that holiday collection schedules will revert to the those held in previous years.
The administration has modified these 2021 holiday collections, as follows:
| HOLIDAY | DATE | NEIGHBORHOODS | COLLECTION CHANGES |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good Friday (DPW) | Friday, April 2 | East End, Parsons & Miners Mills | No garbage or recycling collections. Garbage and recycling collection resumes on Monday, April 5th |
| Memorial Day | Monday, May 31 | Downtown & South Wilkes-Barre 1 | No garbage, recycling, or yard waste collections. Paper & Cardboard Recycling, Garbage, and Yard Waste Collection Resumes for Downtown & South W-B 1 on Tuesday, June 1st. |
| Flag Day | Monday, June 14 | Downtown & South Wilkes-Barre 1 | No garbage, recycling, or yard waste collections. Paper & Cardboard Recycling Collection, Garbage, and Yard Waste Resumes for Downtown & South W-B 1 on Tuesday, June 15th. |
| Independence Day (Observed) | Monday, July 5 | Downtown & South Wilkes-Barre 1 | No garbage, recycling or yard waste collections. Plastic #1-7, Glass, and Can Recycling, Garbage, and Yard Waste Collection Resumes for Downtown & South W-B 1 on Tuesday, July 6th. |
| Labor Day | Monday, September 6 | Downtown & South Wilkes-Barre 1 | No garbage, recycling, or yard waste collections. Paper & Cardboard Recycling, Garbage and Yard Waste Collection Resumes for Downtown & South W-B 1 on Tuesday, September 7th. |
| Columbus Day | Monday, October 11 | Downtown & South Wilkes-Barre 1 | No garbage, recycling, or yard waste collections. Plastic #1-7, Glass, and Can Recycling, Garbage and Yard Waste Collection Resumes for Downtown & South W-B 1 on Tuesday, October 12th. |
| Veterans Day | Thursday, November 11 | South Wilkes-Barre 2 | No garbage, recycling, or leaf waste collections. Plastic #1-7, Glass, and Can Recycling, Garbage and Yard Waste Collection Resumes for South W-B 2 on Friday, November 12th. |
| Christmas Eve/Christmas Obsv. | Friday, December 24 | East End, Parsons & Miners Mills | No garbage or recycling collections. Plastic #1-7, Glass, and Can Recycling and Garbage Collection for East End, Parsons & Miners Mills postponed to Monday, December 27th. |
| New Year’s Eve/ New Year Obsv. | Friday, December 31 | East End, Parsons & Miners Mills | No garbage or recycling collections. Paper & Cardboard Recycling and Garbage Collection for East End, Parsons & Miners Mills postponed to Monday, January 3rd . |