City of Lakewood, CA

05/22/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/22/2024 12:36

Service changes for the Memorial Day holiday

Service changes for the Memorial Day holiday

Published on May 22, 2024

Lakewood City Hall will be closed Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day.

Lakewood's trash contractor, EDCO, always closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day, will now also be closed on Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day.

This means that trash pickup on those holiday weeks will be delayed one day.

For Memorial Day and Labor Day weeks, Monday trash service will move to Tuesday, Tuesday service to Wednesday, and so on, with Friday service moving to Saturday. For the Fourth of July, which falls on Thursday this year, trash collection will be delayed one day for Thursday and Friday customers only.

No street sweeping the week of Memorial Day (May 27-31)

With the one-day delay in trash pickup, street sweeping on the same day as trash pickup becomes very challenging with the potential for a low quality sweep.

For this reason and as a holiday week convenience for residents, the City of Lakewood is canceling street sweeping and street sweeping-related parking enforcement for the week of Memorial Day (May 27-31). Tickets will still be issued for parking in red zones, crosswalks, blocking sidewalks and other violations of the vehicle code.

Street sweepers will provide extra attention the week after Memorial Day if needed on particular blocks.

Service changes on May 27

  • Trash pickup will be delayed one day all week: Monday service will be Tuesday, Tuesday's will be Wednesday, and so forth.
  • No street sweeping and no makeup sweep the week of May 27-31.
  • No DASH transit service available.

Parking enforcement

There will be NO street sweeping-related parking enforcement from Monday, May 27 through Friday, May 31.

Parking enforcement will continue for non-street-sweeping related violations, such as parking in red zones or blocking sidewalks.

Annual schedule

See the year's schedule

Holiday trash & street sweeping

When City Hall is closed

Report a non-emergency issue:

  • Call and leave a message for the customer service staff at 562-866-9771, extension 2140.
  • Send an email to [email protected]. They will answer messages on the next business day.
  • Submit a non-emergency service request online at www.lakewoodcity.org/service.
  • Use the Lakewood Connect app for your smartphone to report an issue.

For emergency city service requests, such as:

  • Downed tree limbs
  • Water main leaks

Call 562-866-9771 and follow recorded instructions to page a 24-hour city emergency staff worker.

Trash or disposal service questions:

Call EDCO Disposal at 562-531-3054