Spring appliance pickup set for first week in April

Republic Services will offer a spring appliance pickup free of charge to Bella Vista residents with accounts in good standing during the week of April 4-8.

Residents must sign up prior to the week of pickup. Signups will be accepted starting Tuesday, March 1, through noon Thursday, March 31.

Residents can sign up by emailing appliance@bellavistaar.gov or by calling 479-876-1255, opt. 7.

No signups will be accepted after noon on March 31.

Refrigerators or other items that use Freon will not be picked up. The Benton County Solid Waste District does collect items containing or manufactured to contain refrigerant through a special waste dropoff program for a fee.

A list of other items that are not allowed can be found online at bellavistaar.gov/residents/appliancepickup.php.

Items should be placed at the curb by 6 a.m. Monday, April 4, regardless of individual pickup days. Depending on the number of participants, pickup could take a few days.

Call 479-876-1255 with any questions.