So much holiday trash, so little time for the garbage collector Jim Kent December 22, 2014 Trash collectors are gearing up for the busy holiday period. Roanoke City Solid Waste Manager Skip Decker says they expect an increase of about 20 percent over normal weeks. And he says they’ll be compressing four days of trash collection into three days. He says Mondays are normal, but Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday trash pickups are a day earlier. He also has a request for when to put out that paper recycling. WFIR’s Jim Kent reports: Share: Post navigation Previous: Harvester Performance Center attracts big name actsNext: Feeding America helps over the holidays Related Stories 1 min read Reports: Virginia Tech in talks with Former PSU Coach James Franklin Clark Palmer November 15, 2025 1 min read Explore Park set to shine as 7th annual Illuminights Winter Walk of Lights returns next Saturday Web Staff November 14, 2025 1 min read Virginia’s Insurance Marketplace ready to help with health care plan options with premium costs in flux Gene Marrano November 14, 2025