Helpful Information for the Holiday Season from Public Works

Trash/Recycling Route Changes
Upcoming holidays for the next two months will be observed on December 23, 26 and January 2 & 16. 

The week of December 19th (December 23 holiday), Thursday routes will run Wednesday & Friday routes will run Thursday.  We will be closed Friday the 23rd.

The weeks of December 26 and January 2 and 16th 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 $5.75/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 $.03/pound with a $5.75 minimum charge.www.cityofcape.org/transferstation


Extra Trash
Got extra trash from the holidays? Between Dec. 27 and Jan. 6th, 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.