You might want to hold off on putting your trash bins out tonight.
Around today’s date in 1492, explorer Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas. The ripple effects from this event can be felt in obvious ways, like the European powers’ subsequent colonization of the Americas, which eventually led to the birth of the U.S., and in less obvious ways, like how trash collection in Columbus, Ohio, changes this week.
When Christopher Columbus sailed to America, he likely didn’t have “to change trash days for people 531 years in the future in a city named after him ” as a goal. But change them he has, albeit indirectly.
Here’s how your trash collection in Columbus will be impacted by Columbus Day.
When is my trash collected this week?
Garbage crews will not collect on Columbus Day, so your trash collection day will change this week.
If you live in one of the city’s “Color Collection” areas, your trash day will move by one day. For example, residents in the pink color collection zone have had their trash picked up on Mondays since Sept. 9. Going forward, their trash will be picked up on Tuesdays, at least until another holiday comes around and moves the trash days again.