The City of Ann Arbor’s trash, recycling, and compost collection programs will provide services without interruption on Veterans Day, Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. Ann Arbor’s Municipal Center — including the Larcom City Hall offices and the 15th District Court — however, will be closed on the Friday holiday.

Information on solid waste collection on other holidays can be found on www.a2gov.org/recycle under "Holiday Collection Schedule." For 24-hour information on the city’s solid waste services, please call 99-GREEN or consult the city’s web site at www.a2gov.org/recycle.

Nicole (Lowen) Berg is the MRF education center and special projects coordinator at the City of Ann Arbor. Nicole can be reached at nlowen@a2gov.org. Visit http://www.a2gov.orgfor more information on local environmental topics including recycling, composting, water conservation, and choices for green living.

Your World provides local environmental information to our community. Contributing partners include: Washtenaw County’s Environmental Health Division; the nonprofit Recycle Ann Arbor; the City of Ann Arbor’s Public Services Area, Natural Area Preservation, Systems Planning programs for Energy, Environmental Coordination, Solid Waste, Transportation, and Water Resources.