CONTACT: Susan Harding, Acting Public Information Officer, 301-600-1385
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 29, 2006

NO TRASH OR YARD WASTE COLLECTION
ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2006

Frederick, Md. --- Please be advised that the City of Frederick will not provide trash collection services on Monday, September 4, 2006. This applies to customers that normally set out their trash on Sunday evening for Monday morning collection. Please do not set your trash out on Sunday, September 3, 2006. Customers are requested to hold their trash until the next regularly scheduled trash collection day which will be Thursday, September 7, 2006.

Also, please be advised that this change in waste collection services also addresses curbside yard waste collection for residents that normally set their yard waste out on Monday evenings for the first Tuesday of the month collection. Please do not set your yard waste out on Sunday, September 3, 2006. Please hold your yard waste until the next regularly scheduled yard waste collection day which will be Tuesday, September 18, 2006.

We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause and thank you for your cooperation.