February 4, 2009
   (updated at 4 p.m.)

Charlotte, NC -- Due to the recent inclement weather, the City of Charlotte Solid Waste Services began providing its Curb It! collection service around 10 a.m. today.  The delay in starting service has impacted collection occurring on schedule; not all residents will receive scheduled collection.

Those who normally receive collection on Wednesday, but did not receive that service, will be collected later this week. Crews will begin on Thursday collecting where they stopped.

Residents are asked to place their materials at the curb as scheduled and to leave them there until collected.

To ensure garbage collection, residents are asked to:

• place collection materials curbside
• bag all garbage before placing it in the rollout cart
• allow three feet between the rollout cart, trees, parked cars and other obstacles.

For up to the minute information on the Curb It! collection schedule, residents are advised to call 311, check local media listings, or the Solid Waste Services website at http://curbit.charmeck.org.