NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City of Houston
Mark Wilfalk, Director
Solid Waste Management Dept.
John Whitmire, Mayor
City of Houston
Solid Waste Management Department (SWMD)
Collection and Facility Schedule for
Juneteenth and Independence Day Holidays 2024
HOUSTON – June 7, 2024: In observance of the City of Houston’s approved holiday schedule for
Juneteenth and Independence Day, the curbside collection service schedules will be modified.
Please note the changes to residential schedules listed below:
JUNETEENTH — Wednesday, June 19, 2024
CITY HOLIDAY: There will be no curbside collections and all SWMD facilities will be closed. Storm
debris collections will continue to be collected.
Thursday, June 20, 2024
All SWMD facilities will reopen and the collection schedule will return to normal.
INDEPENDENCE DAY — Thursday, July 4, 2024
CITY HOLIDAY: There will be no curbside collections and all SWMD facilities will be closed.
Friday, July 5, 2024
All SWMD facilities will reopen. Thursday’s garbage, yard waste, bulk waste, tree waste, and
curbside recycling will be collected.
Saturday, July 6, 2024
Friday’s garbage, yard waste, bulk waste, tree waste, and curbside recycling will be collected.
Monday, July 8, 2024
Collection schedule will return to normal.
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