Jamestown delays garbage and recycling collection for Memorial Day weekend

Jamestown households had to wait an extra day for curbside pickup after the Memorial Day holiday shut down garbage and recycling collection on Monday, May 25, and pushed every route back by one day. City offices also were closed Monday, with regular hours resuming Tuesday, May 26.

The City of Jamestown posted the holiday alert on May 22 at 8 a.m., saying there would be no garbage or recycling collection on Monday because of Memorial Day. That one-day shift mattered across town, especially for residents whose normal pickup comes early in the week, because containers had to stay at the curb until the delayed route came through.

The city said residents with garbage-related questions could contact the Sanitation Department at the Baling Facility, 3020 18th Street SE in Jamestown. The department listed 701-252-5223 and 701-252-5900 for questions about garbage collection, dumpster rentals, drop-offs, and carts that were missed, damaged or lost.

For recycling questions, the holiday notice listed 701-320-9218. The same number was tied to recycling service for Jamestown, giving households a direct contact if a bin was not collected on the shifted schedule. With all routes delayed one day, residents needed to hold containers until their adjusted pickup day instead of setting them out on the usual weekday.

The holiday schedule followed the same pattern Jamestown used in earlier Memorial Day weeks. A 2025 city notice used the same one-day delay, and a 2023 Jamestown Sun report said there was no garbage or recycling collection on Memorial Day Monday, with the baling facility and recycling center closed that day and regular hours resuming the next morning.