Update: Jan. 27, 4:33 p.m.
Denton officials posted on the city's website on Jan. 27 that trash and recycling services have been further delayed due to unsafe road conditions.
Recycling services have been suspended for the week, and city officials are asking that residents do not place their blue carts on the curb.
Trash services are expected to resume Wednesday, Jan. 28, where possible, starting with the Monday schedules. City officials ask for residents to be patient and to leave their bins out to give the trash trucks ample time to safely collect waste.
Tuesday's regular trash schedule will move to Thursday, and Wednesday or Thursday collection days will occur on Friday, Jan. 30.
Those who missed their rescheduled collection can have their waste collected during the regular schedule next week.
Also of note
Capacity remains for overnight and daytime stays at the Denton Community Shelter.
Posted Jan. 26, 3 p.m.
Denton officials announced Jan. 26 that the trash schedule for the week is delayed or updated due to icy road conditions caused by Winter Storm Fern.
The details
Trash will not be collected Jan. 27 as a safety precaution. With Monday and Tuesday trash collections delayed, city officials announced the following trash schedule for the week:
- Monday's trash collection will move to Wednesday, Jan. 28
- Tuesday trash collection will move to Thursday, Jan. 29
- Wednesday's trash collection will move to Friday, Jan. 30
- Thursday's trash collection will move to Saturday, Jan. 31
Additionally, city facilities will remain closed or will have impacted opening hours for Jan. 27. These facilities include:
- The Utilities Customer Service and Municipal Court lobbies will be closed, but staff will still be answering phone calls and accepting online payments.
- The Development Service Center will remain closed. Permitting services and development applications can still be accessed online or by phone at 940-349-8600. Staff will contact customers to reschedule appointments from Jan. 26 and Jan. 27. Emergency inspections will be handled virtually as needed.
- The Denton landfill and Home Chemical Collection will remain closed.
- All Denton recreation facilities, including the senior centers, will be closed Jan. 27.
- All Denton public libraries will remain closed through Jan. 27.
- The Denton Animal Shelter is closed to the public Jan. 27; however, staff will be on-site each day to provide care for housed animals. Only emergency calls will be answered at this time.
What else?
Overnight shelters, such as the Denton Community Shelter and Salvation Army Denton will continue to have expanded overnight capacity as the temperatures dip below freezing again overnight.
Denton Community Shelter, operated by Our Daily Bread
- 909 N. Loop 288, Denton
- 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m., seven days a week
Salvation Army Denton
- 1508 E. McKinney St., Denton
- 7 a.m.-9 p.m., seven days a week
A full list of the area’s warming centers, their addresses and operational hours can be found here.
Denton officials encourage residents to sign up for Alert Denton to receive the latest safety and weather notifications and to keep track of additional Denton closings, delays and updates on the city's website.
