December holiday trash pickup and city services

Next date: Tuesday, December 24, 2024 | 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM

Lakewood City Hall will be closed Dec. 24, Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 to observe the holidays, and on Jan. 3 as part of the usual alternating Friday schedule.

DASH Transit service will continue as usual on weekdays, except for Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. 

For the two holiday weeks of Dec. 25 and Jan. 1:

• Trash service pickup will be as usual on Dec. 23-24 and Dec. 30-31.
• Trash pickup will be delayed one day the rest of the week after Christmas and New Year's Day, as they fall on Wednesdays. Wednesday's trash pickup will be done on Thursday, Thursday's pickup will be on Friday, and Friday's on Saturday.
• No residential street sweeping on Dec. 24-27 and Jan. 1-3, and no makeup sweeps for those days.
• Street sweeping in residential areas will occur as usual on Dec. 23 and Dec. 30-31. 
• Street sweeping in commercial areas (including curbs around school grounds) will occur on Dec. 24-27 and Jan. 2-3.

Parking enforcement

On days with no sweeping, parking enforcement will continue for non-street-sweeping related violations, such as parking in red zones or blocking sidewalks.

Christmas tree pickup

EDCO will pick up discarded Christmas trees left on your parkway or next to the curb on your regular trash collection day (with the one-day delay as described above) between Thursday, Dec. 26 and Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. 

• Flocked trees are OK.
• Decorations, tinsel and metal or plastic stands must be removed. 
• Wooden tree stands can be left on the tree.
• The tree must not be in a bag.
• Trees over six feet tall must be cut in half.

Beginning Thursday, Jan. 9, trees not picked up can be disposed of in this manner:

Cut up your tree in 4-foot lengths so it fits with the lid closed when placed in the appropriate cart:

• Unflocked trees: Put in green waste cart.
• Flocked trees: Put in regular trash cart (flocked trees can't be recycled). 

Or, you can leave both flocked and unflocked trees curbside but only if they are 4' in length and tied together (not loose).

Extra trash service

From Dec. 26 to Jan. 3, EDCO will pick up extra holiday trash on your trash pickup day (with the one-day delay).

Use your existing carts as much as possible, but you can also leave up to 10 standard-size trash bags about two feet from your cart for pickup.

Holiday and appliance boxes may be left near your cart for pickup as well IF they are broken down, flattened and bundled. 

There is no charge for this extra service and no need to call EDCO in advance. 

Bulky Item Pickup service

No bulky item pickup service from Dec. 23 to Jan. 4. 

The service returns on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. To use it, call EDCO at 562-531-3054 by 3:30 p.m. at least one day before your normal trash day.

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