Texarkana, Ark., announces fee-based bulk pickup service

Bulk item pickup will be available for a fee beginning Monday in Texarkana, Ark., the city has announced.

Bulk items are those larger items not considered regular household trash: furniture, clothing, scrap metal and old appliances, for example.

Fees for pickup from residences are $30 per cubic yard for up to 8 cubic yards of material, maximum $110, with an additional flat charge of $110 for each additional trip to remove all items.

Fees for commercial and rental properties including apartments are $120 for a small load, up to 8 cubic yards, plus $120 per additional trip; and $360 for a large load, up to 64 cubic yards, plus $360 per additional trip.

The Arkansas-side Board of Directors approved the fee schedule in April. In March, the board approved spending more than $138,000 on a truck with a mechanical arm, which the Public Works Department will use for bulk item removal.

For more information or to schedule a pickup, call Public Works at 870-779-4977 or 870-779-4971.

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