Due to the Memorial Day holiday Monday, garbage, and recycling collection routes for the City of Fort Dodge will be as follows:

• Garbage normally collected on Monday will be collected on Tuesday.

• Garbage normally collected on Tuesday will be collected on Thursday, May 30.

• Garbage normally collected on Thursday, May 30, will be collected on Friday, May 31.

The recycling route for Wednesday, east of 15th Street will be collected as normal.

Central maintenance facility will be closed for yard waste disposal on Monday.

Curbside yard waste will not be picked up on Friday, May 31.

Junk Days on Demand will follow this garbage schedule due to the holiday.

The Sanitation Division requests that residents place their garbage and recyclables for collection by 5 a.m. on these dates. Due to the holiday schedule, the Sanitation Division will not make any return trips for garbage or recycling collection. Carts placed out later than 5 a.m. will not be picked up until the following week.

For more information, like and follow us on Facebook, @fortdodgeiowa. The garbage and recycling calendar for 2024 can be found on the City of Fort Dodge website at https://www.fortdodgeiowa.org.