Solid waste collection in the City of Alcoa will be adjusted during Thanksgiving week. Households normally scheduled for pick up on Thursday, November 24 will receive their service on Friday, November 25. Friday’s residential solid waste collection will run as normal. Wednesday’s recycling routes will run without interruption. Recycling collection normally collected on Friday will be collected on Saturday, November 26. However, there will be no bulky waste or leaf collection on Thursday or Friday; crews will attempt to collect bulky waste and leaves citywide on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Commercial and industrial waste will not be collected on Thursday; normal commercial routes will resume on Friday.
The Alcoa / Maryville / Blount County Landfill will be closed Thursday for Thanksgiving. They will resume normal operating hours of 8:00 a.m. until 5:15 p.m. on Friday, November 25.