Three Things to Know in Arlington: Dec. 29, 2025-Jan. 4, 2026

Before you head out to your New Year's celebration, check this week's garbage and recycling collection schedule to see whether the holiday will affect when you set out your carts for pickup. 

Residents whose regularly scheduled garbage and recycling collection day would fall on Thursday, Jan. 1 or Friday, Jan. 2 will have their curbside collection shifted by one day because of the holiday. That means residents who normally set out their bins curbside for collection on Thursdays will set them out for collection on Friday instead. Residents whose collection day is on Fridays will set their bins out for collection on Saturday. Collection will resume on normal schedules starting Monday, Jan. 5. 

Residents may use the form at www.arlingtontx.gov/reportfireworks to report illegal fireworks activity and ongoing loud noises starting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, through 3 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. The form will only be available during this time frame. Residents may also call the Arlington Fire Department’s non-emergency phone line at 817-274-4444 to report fireworks activity at any time.

Work is progressing at the Northeast Branch Library, where important facility upgrades are underway to improve accessibility, comfort and durability for library visitors and staff.

The Northeast Branch, located at 1905 Brown Blvd., is undergoing improvements that includes repairs to the accessibility ramp, roof replacement, window replacement and a new front entrance door, all designed to extend the life of the building and enhance the patron experience. 

Despite these changes, the library remains open and is accessible to the public. This project, approved by Arlington voters in the 2023 Bond Election, is expected to be complete by February 2026.