City of Kingsport announces holiday closures, sanitation changes
Kingsport offices will be closed during the Christmas holiday – December 24 and December 25 – and the New Year’s holiday – January 1.
The garbage and trash collection routes for the holiday season is as follows:
- December 23 and 24 – no changes to the collection routes.
- December 25 – no collection on this day.
- December 25 routes will be collected on December 26.
- December 26 routes will be collected on December 27.
- December 27 routes will be collected on December 28.
- January 1 – no changes to the collection routes.
Kingsport’s demolition landfill will be closed December 24 and 25 and January 1. Kingsport’s new convenience center (300 Industry Drive) will be open December 24 and January 1 from 7:30 am to 12:30 p.m. and be closed on December 25.
The convenience center’s normal hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Kingsport’s sanitation crews will be picking up extra items associated with gift giving – such as boxes and bags of wrapping paper/ribbon/bows – from December 26 through December 31. Place these items on the curb three to four feet away from the cart on your garbage collection day.
You can also drop these items off at the new convenience center from December 23 through January 4 (excluding Christmas day).
For more information about Kingsport’s sanitation services, please visit www.kingsporttn.gov.