Starting the week of April 13, 2015, the Sanitation Department will start picking up 30-gallon paper, biodegradable yard waste bags on a regular weekly basis. Bags can only contain grass or leaves and cannot weigh more than 50 pounds. Yard waste bags contaminated with any other materials, such as paper, plastic or dirt, will not be picked up. Residents are …
Garbage pick-up delays in observance of Presidents’ Day
The Hammond Public Works Sanitation division will not be working Monday, February 16, 2015 in observance of Presidents’ Day. Monday through Friday’s garbage pick-ups will be one day late the week of February 16th – 20th 2015.
Garbage pick-up delays in observance of Martin Luther King Day
The Hammond Public Works Sanitation division will not be working Monday, January 19, 2015 in observance of Martin Luther King Day. Monday through Friday scheduled garbage pick-ups will be one day late. The Sanitation division will be working on Saturday, January 24, 2015.
Garbage pickup will be one day late for holidays
The Sanitation and Recycling Departments will not be working Thursday December 25, 2014, in observance of the Christmas holiday and on Thursday January 1, 2015, in observance of the New Years holiday. Thursday & Fridays pick ups will be one day late for both weeks .
Garbage pick-up delays in observance of Thanksgiving
The Sanitation Department will not be working Thursday, November 27th 2014, in observance of Thanksgiving. Monday through Wednesday’s pick-ups will be as scheduled. Thursday and Friday’s scheduled garbage pick-up will be one day late. We will be working on Friday and Saturday, November 28th and 29th, 2014.
Garbage pick-up will be one day late in observance of Veterans Day
The Sanitation department will not be working Tuesday, November 11, 2014 in observance of Veteran’s Day. Tuesday through Fridays scheduled garbage pick-ups will be one day late. The Sanitation Department will be working on Saturday, November 15, 2014.
Yard waste pick up season coming to end
The Sanitation Departments pick up of yard waste for 2014 will come to an end the week of December 8th, 2014. Until then, all yard waste should continue to be placed in brown biodegradable bags, weighing no more than 50 lbs, and placed in the parkway on your scheduled garbage day. Yard waste pick up will continue, as weather permits, …
Sanitation Department Columbus Day Schedule
The Sanitation Department will not be working on Monday, October 13th in observance of Columbus Day. Monday through Friday’s garbage pick-up for that week will be one day late. We will be working on Saturday, October 18th.
No garbage pickup on July 4th
The Sanitation Department will not be working Friday, July 4th, 2014, in observance of the July 4th Holiday. Friday’s garbage will be one day late. Sanitation will be working on Saturday, July 5th 2014.