Boston Trash Pick-up Schedule Updated
City workers will continue trash collection around Boston during the citywide shelter-in-place order, with pickup in the neighborhoods of Beacon Hill, Bay Village, Chinatown, the Leather District, the South End and the North End expected to be completed by 8 p.m. Friday. The notice was distributed via the city’s official Twitter account, @NotifyBoston at around 4:30 p.m. Friday, while the city remained under a lockdown. The neighborhoods of Allston and Brighton, Dorchester, Mission Hill, East Boston, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Mattapan, West Roxbury and Roslindale should have trash collected by 6 a.m. on Saturday, April 20, according to the Twitter alerts. If items in any neighborhoods are not collected by 6 a.m. Saturday, residents are being advised to take in the items until the next scheduled collection. For other alerts, check out the city website, cityofboston.gov, or sign up for notifications through ALERTBoston at cityofboston.gov/oem/alertboston.asp. Residents with any questions during the lockdown are encouraged to call the Mayor’s Hotline at 617-635-4500. South End Patch