Tucson NewsNet Daily Digest - A Service of the City of Tucson
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! - All of us at the City of Tucson wish you a safe and happy holiday season. This is the final NewsNet of 2020. We'll see you again on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. During this holiday, and moving into the new year, please wear a mask, social distance from others, and observe all safety precautions so that you and your loved ones stay healthy and help ease the burden on our health care workers at this critical time for our community fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
CITY SERVICES AFFECTED BY HOLIDAYS - The City of Tucson will observe the Christmas holiday on Friday, Dec. 25, and the New Year's holiday on Friday, Jan. 1. Except for emergency services, all City offices will be closed both days. Residential and commercial trash and recycling will not be collected on either Friday, and customers with Friday collections will have their services delayed by one day. The Los Reales Landfill will be closed on both holidays. Sun Tran, Sun Link, and Sun Van will operate on a Sunday schedule both holidays. On Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, the Sun Link streetcar will run a regular weekday schedule and end at 8 p.m. Sun Link will have Sunday service hours on Christmas Day, with service ending at 6 p.m. Sun Express and Sun Shuttle will not be in operation.
Environmental & General Services Department
Sun Tran
Sun Link
COVID-19 WEDNESDAY UPDATE - As of today, Dec. 23, Arizona now has 473,273 positive coronavirus cases, with 6,058 new cases reported today (up from 5,859 yesterday). The total number of cases includes people who have recovered. Of that number, 62,159 cases are in Pima County (up 815 from yesterday). There have been 8,179 COVID-19 deaths in Arizona (54 reported today), and 946 of those occurred in Pima County (8 reported today). The City of Tucson and Pima County remind you to always wear a mask in public and avoid socializing with anyone outside of your household during this holiday season.
Data Dashboard from the Arizona Department of Health Services
City of Tucson COVID-19 website
TREECYCLE BEGINS DEC. 26 - The City of Tucson's annual TreeCycle program begins Saturday, Dec. 26, and continues through Sunday, Jan. 17. Eight sites will be open for collection. Residents are asked to remove all lights, ornaments, decorations, plastic tree bags, and tree stands before dropping off real trees at a TreeCycle site. Due to the pandemic, please wear a mask and practice social distancing when dropping off your tree. Please do not leave trees outside the collection time or area due to fire hazards. The City of Tucson will not collect Christmas trees from curbs and alleys. For more information on sites, hours, and locations, visit the link below.
TreeCycle
16TH ANNUAL GREASE COLLECTION AND RECYCLING EVENT IS JAN. 9 - Start off the new year right by taking your leftover holiday grease to the 16th annual Grease Collection and Recycling Event. Six collection sites will be open to accept fats, oils, and grease stored in containers on Saturday, Jan. 9, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department (RWRD) reminds you that these items from your kitchen should never be poured down the drain. They can be recycled into biodiesel, a cleaner-burning fuel. Follow the links below for more information and drop-off locations. To ensure the volunteers and community participants remain safe during the pandemic, you're asked to wear a mask when dropping off grease containers. You can also take grease, fats, and oils to the City of Tucson's Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) program. Follow the HHW link below for the address and hours.
Pima County Protect Our Pipes/Grease Collection
Pima County RWRD
HHW
PACC'S HOLIDAY HOURS (VIDEO) - Looking to adopt that special pet? Pima Animal Care Center (PACC) is ready to help. There are new rules to follow, but you'll still have the same opportunity to find that perfect pet. In the video linked below, PACC's Nikki Reck shares the shelter's hours during the holidays.
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