Sanitation shifts to 4-day schedule Feb. 21-25 due to Presidents Day

City offices closed Feb. 21 to observe Presidents Day; no recycling Feb. 19

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. (Feb. 15, 2022) — The City of Arkansas City will shift to a four-day sanitation schedule next week due to the closure of all City offices on Feb. 21 in observance of Presidents Day. (This will be the first time this day has been observed as an official City holiday.)

The Cowley County Landfill also will be closed Feb. 21. The F Street Limb Disposal and Compost Site in Arkansas City will be closed both Feb. 19 and Feb. 21.

The Arkansas City/Winfield Recycling Operations Center in Strother Field will be closed Feb. 19 to observe the holiday. Thus, recycling services only will be offered this week on Feb. 18.

(The joint recycling center will reopen for drop-offs from 8 a.m. to noon on Feb. 25 and Feb. 26.)

All of Monday’s and part of Tuesday’s routes will be collected Feb. 22. The part of Tuesday’s route to be collected is from Madison Avenue south to the Mill Canal, and from Summit Street east to E Street and southeast through Sleeth Addition. (Please see accompanying map for full detail of pickup areas.)

The rest of Tuesday’s route and Wednesday’s entire route will be collected Feb. 23. Thursday’s and Friday’s routes will be unaffected by this holiday disruption.

All refuse should be placed at normal pickup locations by 6 a.m. on the scheduled day of pickup. There will be no return pickups.