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City of Jonesboro Trash, Recycling Pickup Schedules to be Adjusted for Independence Day Holiday

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Jonesboro, AR – JonesboroRightNow.com – Sanitation pickup schedules for the City of Jonesboro will be on adjusted schedules next week due to the Independence Day holiday.

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The City of Jonesboro will observe the Independence Day holiday on July 3, according to a Facebook post from the city. Sanitation schedules will be adjusted accordingly during the week of June 29-July 4.

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“Collections will occur ONE DAY EARLIER than your normal pickup day for routes affected by the holiday. Please place carts at the curb the night before your scheduled collection day,” the post said. “This holiday schedule moves collections earlier, not later.”

Adjusted Trash Collection Schedule:

  • Monday and Tuesday routes will be collected Monday, June 29
  • Wednesday routes will be collected Tuesday, June 30
  • Thursday routes will be collected Wednesday, July 1
  • Friday routes will be collected Thursday, July 2
  • No pickup on Friday, July 3, as city offices will be closed.
Source: City of Jonesboro

Adjusted Recycling Collection Schedule:

  • No collection for Monday and Tuesday routes
  • First Wednesday routes will be collected Wednesday, July 1
  • First Thursday and first Friday routes will be collected Thursday, July 2
  • No pickup on Friday, July 3, as city offices will be closed.
Source: City of Jonesboro

The 2026 regular trash sanitation calendar can be viewed here, while the 2026 recycling calendar can be viewed here. Those with questions are asked to call the city’s Sanitation Department at 870-932-7520.

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