Van Buren Residential Sanitation Agreement: The existing Agreement between Van Buren and Waste Management of Arkansas will expire on December 31, 2024. In June 2024 the program was advertised for competitive bids. Three bids were recieved for Automated Collection utilizing contractor provided carts for both Solid Waste (garbage) Collection and Recyling Collection. NO bids were recieved for a traditional Manual Collection system. The Residential Sanitation Agreement was awarded to the low bidder, CARDS River Valley, beginning January 1, 2025. Information regarding the program and the transition process will be published in the near future and will include mail notifications with Van Buren Municipal Utilitiy Bills.
2024 Residential Sanitation and Recycle Pickup Holiday Schedule 2024 HOLIDAY
New Year's Day (Monday, January 1st)
Memorial Day (Monday, May 27th)
Independence Day (Thursday, July 4th)
Labor Day (Monday, September 2nd)
Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, November 28th)
Christmas Day ( Wednesday, December 25th)
When pickup falls on a holiday the rest of that weeks collection will be collected one day later than the normal pickup day unless otherwise published or announced.
For information regarding Residential Yard Waste Collection provided by the City of Van Buren Street Department visit https://www.vanburencity.org/160/Street-Department or call 479-471-5009
