Earth Angel

Residents can clean out the garage, spruce up the yard, ditch the debris and bring it into the nearest roll-off container during the Hot Springs Solid Waste Department’s annual “Spring Fling” citywide cleanup on April 28-29. The event will take place, rain or shine.

City residents are encouraged to clean their neighborhoods, including nearby vacant lots, and discard items free of charge into the roll-off containers. The containers will be placed in all six city districts during the cleanup. Large or bulky items can be placed next to the container if they are too heavy to lift. Brush will not be accepted. Hazardous waste, such as paint, cleaning fluids or batteries, are also not accepted; however, Solid Waste will hold a free collection event for these materials from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. May 19 at the Garland County Fairgrounds.

Residents are asked not to place electronic items in the rolloffs during the Spring Fling. Instead, items such as computer components, radios, smaller televisions and microwaves, can be brought to the recycling center at the Solid Waste Department, 218 Runyon St., weekdays from 7 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.

“Spring Fling” Roll off container locations will be announced in the upcoming weeks.

Last week, Earth Angels of Hot Springs recycled: 48 pounds, aluminum cans; 3,789 pounds, newspaper; 709 pounds, corrugated cardboard; 430 pounds, plastic Nos. 1 and 2; 51,990 pounds, yard waste. Commercial cardboard recycling: 67,500 pounds, commercial cardboard. A total of 62.23 tons of recyclable materials were kept out of the landfill.

Collection schedule

Today: Whittington/Quapaw-Prospect

Monday: Jaycee Park/Oaklawn-Henderson

Tuesday: Richard/Airport-Family Park Wednesday: Grove/Files Road-Higdon Ferry Thursday: McAuley-Greenwood

March 30: Hobson-Plain