The observation of Memorial Day on Monday, May 26 will affect multiple local government services around the Orange County community. Here’s a complete list of which services in which towns will be moved due to the holiday:

Town of Chapel Hill

Memorial Day is an official town holiday. Most town and other administrative offices will be closed.

Residential trash will not be collected on Monday, with the make-up day scheduled for Wednesday, May 28. Curbside recycling collection will be delayed by one day, and the Orange County landfill and other waste and recycling centers will be closed. Commercial trash will not be collected, but collections will be completed by the end of the week.

Chapel Hill Transit will not operate May 26, and the Chapel Hill Public Library will be closed.

The Parks and Recreation administrative offices, Chapel Hill Community Center Pool, Hargraves Center, Nate Davis Sr. Gymnasium and Teen Center will all be closed Monday. The Homestead Aquatic Center and A.D. Clark Outdoor Pool will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday. For more information, click here.

Town of Carrboro

Town offices will be closed on Monday.

Yard waste and loose leaves will not be collected Monday, and residents who normally have waste and loose leaves collected Monday will be serviced Tuesday.

The Orange County Veterans memorial committee will host a Memorial Day program at 8:45 a.m. Monday at the Veterans Memorial Site, located at 2501 Homestead Road. You can learn more about that event here.

For more information on Carrboro’s Memorial Day closings, click here.

Town of Hillsborough

Hillsborough town offices will be closed.

There will be no garbage collection on Monday. The following day will see Monday’s and Tuesday’s routes combined.

Orange County

Orange County administrative offices will be closed Monday.

Curbside recycling will not be collected Monday and will be delayed by one day. Recycling and convenience centers, Solid Waste administrative offices and the landfill will all be closed.

All branches of the Orange County Library will be closed Monday, but will operate as normal on Saturday, May 24 and Sunday, May 25.

Orange County Public Transportation services will not operate Monday and will return to normal service Tuesday. However, emergency services are available 24/7.

For more information, click here.

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