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City trash collection for holidays The Wilmington Sanitation Department will now be closed on the following national holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. Please set your refuse out to the curb by midnight on each holiday to be collected the day after the holiday. For example, place your toters out by midnight on the 4th of July and we will collect it on the 5th. It may be later in the day before your refuse is collected because they will be collecting double routes. This information was mailed out previously with your utility bill as well. The city thanks you for your patience. Locals earn Wittenberg honors Wittenberg University congratulates the following local students who made the spring 2018 dean’s list: Allie Garnai of Wilmington, Sydney Landrum of New Vienna, and James McConnaughey of Lynchburg. .neFileBlock { margin-bottom: 20px; } .neFileBlock p { margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; } ... (lmington announces trash pickup info for all holidays)
Montana Vista cleanup El Paso, TX - Another 4th of July holiday has come and gone and once again residents living outside the El Paso city limits are having to pick up all the trash left behind.Out in Montana Vista some lots were littered with trash, everything from beer bottles to boxes of used fireworks. ABC-7 spoke with Ryan Urrutia, Commander of the Patrol Bureau with the El Paso County Sheriff's Office.He says 15 deputies and 25 inmates from the El Paso County jail were out at around 6 a.m. Thursday picking up trash along Montana. Urrutia says they were only able to clean up areas along the highway and that they couldn't go into lots that are privately owned.A lot of those lots were littered with trash."Unfortunately it's going to remain like this," Urrutia said. "And on a day like today that we have wind the trash is going to go into neighbors and other businesses."But some property owners were prepared, like Cesar Ruiz who owns a tire shop off of Montana.Ruiz says he rented a dumpster and sta... (e day after the Fourth of July; Montana Vista cleanup)
MESA, AZ - Discarded fireworks may be to blame for several house fires that sparked in Mesa on the Fourth of July holiday, according to fire officials.In a tweet Thursday morning, Mesa fire said crews had a busy night and had responded to more than two dozen fires around the city. Busy night for crews. Fireworks done by the pros didn’t generate any fires in Mesa however crews did respond to 3 🏠 fires psbly started by hot fireworks being discarded into trash cans that eventually spread to the homes. Also responded to almost 2-dozen other random 🔥’s. pic.twitter.com/vnjNnw9LXc— Mesa (Arizona) Fire & Medical Dept (@MesaFireDept) July 5, 2018 Among those they responded to were three house fires that were possibly started by hot fireworks being discarded into trash cans, then flames eventually spreading to the homes. Officials said professional fireworks shows did not generate any fires.According to Mesa Fire Department spokesman Forrest Smith, most of the fires that crews responded to occurred after 9:30 p.m.In addition to the three house fires, crews were se... (scarded fireworks possibly to blame in Mesa house fires)
National signing dayMan, this used to be a holiday — a festival of sorts — for college football fans. Heck, we knew people who annually took the day off to make sure they had plenty of time to hit refresh on the Rivals.com site.The early signing period sucked a whole to of the sizzle out of national signing day, and we have to believe that's a good thing. We had ESPN recruiting ace Tom Luginbill on Press Row, and cohost David Paschall made a great point about all the silliness of years past seems to have faded a great deal. The hat dances, the puppies, the Times Square videos.As for the real results, well, Tennessee lost a running back to FSU. Auburn secured the signature of a few four stars who were thought to be looking around. Alabama is in the mix for almost all of the big names still on the board, because, well, they are Alabama and Saban is the best recruiter ever.But, despite the high fives and the low feelings that can swing because of the decisions of an 18-year-old — a phrase that is kind of embarrassing when you read... (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Between now and the end of the year, garbage and trash companies all over Tampa Bay anticipate taking in tons of holiday refuse.So to help people dispose of some of the things they don’t want, Waste Management in Tampa offers these tips to help you separate the holiday good stuff from the junk.Christmas lights are considered electronic waste, so you do not want to put them in your curbside recycling bin. You should contact your city or county to find out where you can dispose of electronics.If you are going to dispose of your Christmas tree at your curb, it’s important that you remove all of the decorations, from the lights to the tinsel.One thing not to recycle is ribbons and bows and some types of wrapping paper because they can tangle and will more than likely jam waste management machines.Waste Management Recycle Tampa’s recycling educator Melissa Baldwin says, “When in doubt throw it out.”She also says you should look closely at what items are made of, because some items should not be recycled.“Some packaging is co-mingling that means it has paper and plastic combined. Those items should not... (WFLA)