LITTLE ROCK – City of Little Rock offices will reopen Thursday, Jan. 29 with a delayed start at 10 a.m. Meanwhile, residential trash and recycling collection will resume Friday, with Thursday’s scheduled routes canceled as crews continue to clear neighborhood streets of snow and ice.
Residents whose trash and recycling routes have been missed may place excess materials at curbside for collection during their next scheduled pickups. Trash must be bagged, while additional recyclable materials must be placed in cardboard boxes adjacent to recycling carts for collection by WM, the City’s recycling partner.
Sanitation crews most likely will finish Friday’s routes on Saturday, and motorists are asked to keep a safe distance while garbage trucks navigate streets where ice remains.
Normal trash and recycling service will resume on Monday, Feb. 2, and the City’s landfill will reopen to the public at that time. All yard waste and bulky item collection is suspended until Feb. 9.
As Arkansas’s capital city continues to experience below-normal overnight lows, Little Rock’s temporary, emergency shelter remains open nightly at Dunbar Community Center, 1001 W. 16th St. The City mobilizes the shelter at 6 p.m., and it is open to anyone who needs a meal and a warm, safe place to stay.
The City coordinates with community partners like Jericho Way to ensure transportation and shelter for unhoused residents during periods when the City’s temporary, emergency shelter is demobilized. In addition, Little Rock’s community centers, including Southwest Community Center and West Central Community Center, are available as warming centers during normal, daytime operating hours.