The City of Charlotte Solid Waste Services has announced an adjusted schedule for the upcoming Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, noting that regular garbage, recycling, yard waste, and scheduled bulky waste collection will be suspended on Monday. As reported by the City of Charlotte's official news post, following the holiday, services will shift forward by one day; this means Monday customers can expect pick-up on Tuesday, and so on, with Friday collections being carried out on Jan. 25.
City residents, observing the absence of waste management trucks on the streets, historically dense with the symbology of King's struggle, should not be alarmed by this delay. In observance of a day honoring a man who dedicated his life to rectifying the delays in justice, waste services themselves fall subject to a postponement. The City of Charlotte details that it will be a 'green recycling collection week,' signaling the type of materials that will be collected.
In addition to the revised holiday schedule, natural Christmas tree collection is already underway since Jan. 1. Information from the City of Charlotte suggests that residents place their holiday trees curbside sans all decorative accouterments—such as lights, ornaments, tinsels, and tree stands—for yard waste collection. As for those owning artificial trees and wreaths, they are instructed to schedule these items for bulky waste pickup through various city-provided resources, including a phone call to 311, the online platform curbit.charlottenc.gov, or via the CLT+ mobile app.
To keep residents abreast of collection updates and any future service interruptions, Solid Waste Services encourages signing up for text notifications. This service sends updates directly to residents' phones; to subscribe, as outlined, one would simply need to send a text message with their collection day, for example, "Thursday," to the number 73224. The City of Charlotte has made this process easier for those uncertain about their collection schedules by directing them to the GeoPortal, where entering an address quickly elucidates the day of service with a clear indication of the recycling week color code.
