Department: Sanitation
City of Asheville offices closed for Memorial Day, ART buses to run on holiday schedule
Asheville City government offices will be closed Monday, May 29, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. Though City offices will be closed, Sanitation Services will run on schedule. Trash and recycling will be collected as normal on May 29. ART bus service The City of Asheville ART service routes and facilities will operate on a reduced holiday [...]
Asheville City offices to close for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Asheville City government offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 16, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Garbage and recycling collection schedules will continue as normal over the holiday. City of Asheville Parks and Recreation Department recreation centers will be closed with the exception of the Montford Centers, which will be open for Fun Day Out [...]
Asheville trash, recycling collection delayed Tuesday
Trash and recycling pick up for Tuesday, Jan. 10, 7, will begin on a delayed basis (crews hope to begin by midmorning) on normal Tuesday routes. Brush and Christmas tree collection will be canceled for the rest of the week to allow for all available equipment will be focused on trash pickup. If any residents’ trash or [...]
How to dispose of — or recycle — that Christmas tree
Whether you keep your tree up through the new year or take it down the day after Christmas, there is still the question of how to dispose of it properly. Christmas trees will be collected by the City of Asheville according to the routine brush collection schedule. Residents are asked to remove lights, tinsel, ornaments, [...]
City of Asheville announces holiday closings
ART bus service suspended on Dec. 25, to operate on holiday schedule Jan. 1 Asheville City government offices will be closed Dec. 23, 26 and 27 and Jan. 2 in observance of the winter holiday break and New Year’s Day. The following is a roundup of services affected by holiday closures. ART transit service City bus service will be [...]
Asheville government offices to close for Thanksgiving holiday
ART bus service suspended on Thanksgiving Day as well Asheville City government offices will be closed Thursday, Nov. 24, and Friday, Nov. 25, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Here is a roundup of City service holiday schedules. Bus service ART bus service will be suspended Nov. 24, in observance of the Thanksgiving Day holiday. Thanksgiving is one [...]
Asheville leaf season is here and we’ve got tips
Asheville is in the midst of another fantastic fall leaf season. Colors of gold, red, yellow abound, as do leaves. Fall clean-up usually means having to deal with an abundance of leaves but there are a few options for how you can deal with them: Bag them or place them in bins and have the City [...]
Keep fallen leaves from clogging Asheville stormwater drainage systems
It’s the first day of fall, September 22! And trees will start shedding their leaves soon. The City of Asheville asks you to help keep brush and leaves from entering the City’s storm drainage system using these effective tips: Place brush and bagged leaves on the curb not in the street or on sidewalks by 7 [...]
City of Asheville offices to close for Labor Day holiday
Asheville City government offices will be closed Sept. 5 in observance of the Labor Day holiday. However, garbage and recycling collection schedules will continue as normal on Labor Day. Labor Day will be the final day of operation for Recreation Park Pool, which will be open from noon to 6 p.m. All City of Asheville Parks and Recreation [...]
City helps Biltmore Village businesses connect the dots and volunteers dig in, with the help of GreenWorks
Sometimes it takes a village. In this case it took a collaboration. Flash flooding that dogged Biltmore Village several times last winter puzzled — and vexed — business owners. While Biltmore Village is built in a flood plain, this flooding was different than what they had experienced before. The prevailing notion was something had changed. So members [...]
Trash and brush pickup schedules may be modified this week
The City of Asheville Sanitation Department is currently experiencing equipment malfunction with a large number of the trash collection vehicles and this is impacting some service. Vehicle maintenance staff is working diligently to repair the vehicles and restore them to service. Providing timely and efficient sanitation service is important. Collection schedules may be modified this week, which [...]