Joplin city offices to be closed on Labor Day, trash pickup times changed

(From the City of Joplin)

In recognition of the Labor Day holiday, the City of Joplin offices will be closed on Monday, September 6. This closing includes the Joplin Recycling Center, MAPS and the Sunshine Lamp Trolley services. 

The Recycling Center will also be closed on Saturday, September 4 of the Labor Day weekend. All City services will resume their regularly scheduled hours on Tuesday, September 7.

Public Safety services and Airport operations will continue to operate throughout the Labor Day holiday weekend, as these departments run 24/7 throughout the year.

The Joplin City Council meeting, regularly scheduled on the first Monday, will shift to Tuesday, September 7. It will be held at 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 602 South Main St.

Due to the holiday, residential trash or curbside recycling services will not be picked up on Labor Day, Monday, September 6. Customers who usually have trash or recycling picked up on Mondays will have their trash and recycling picked up on Tuesday, September 7. For the remainder of the week, the residential trash and curbside recycling collection will move forward one day with Friday’s customers having a Saturday pick-up.