‘Spring Fling’ scheduled for Saturday, Sunday

The Hot Springs Solid Waste Department’s annual “Spring Fling” citywide cleanup will take place Saturday and Sunday.

Roll-off containers will be placed in all six city districts during the cleanup, and large or bulky items can be placed next to the container if they are too heavy to lift. Brush and tires will not be accepted.

Garland County Environmental Services will also participate in the cleanup weekend, with three drop-off locations available on Saturday only until 1 p.m.

Hazardous waste such as paint, cleaning fluids or batteries are also not accepted, but the Solid Waste Department will hold a free collection event for those materials from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. May 19 at the Garland County Fairgrounds.

Likewise, residents are asked not to place elec-

tronic items in the roll-off containers. 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., from 7 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. weekdays.

“With the CAPS (Clean, Attractive Property Service) rate structure allowing two free pickups per year, this event provides additional free disposal service to city residents. Like the city’s CAPS Program, the ‘Spring Fling’ offers an alternative to illegal dumping,” the city said in a news release.

“It’s the perfect time to coordinate a neighborhood cleanup or club service project or to earn student volunteer service hours. The cleanup is just for residents, and no commercial disposal is allowed. It is sponsored by the Hot Springs Solid Waste Department, Southwest Central Regional Sanitation Management District and Garland County Environmental Services,” the release said.

Call Solid Waste at 321-6911 for more information.

The “Spring Fling” disposal sites will be at the following locations:

District 1

• GBS Services, 808 E. Grand Ave.

• The lot north of the former Majestic Hotel property, 100 block of Cedar Street.

District 2

• Vacant lot, Valley and Runyon streets.

• Chattanooga Park, 530 Chattanooga St.

District 3

• Hot Springs School District administrative offices, 400 Linwood St.

• Coca-Cola Bottling Co., 321 Market St.

District 4

• Hot Springs Memorial Field, 525 Airport Road

• Hot Springs Middle School, 700 Main St.

District 5

• Hot Springs High School, 701 Emory St. • Oaklawn Magnet School, 301 Oaklawn St. (Clark Street side).

District 6

• Lakeside Intermediate School, 2855 Malvern Ave.

Garland County

Saturday only until 1 p.m.

• Highway 70 west and Highway 7 north transfer stations.

• Garland County Landfill, 1040 Cedar Glades Road.