Republic Services announced it will pick up old appliances at no additional charge during the week of Monday, April 10, for anyone with an account in good standing who has pre-registered.
Sign up will start Monday, March 27. Anyone interested in signing up will need to call Republic Services at 479-855-9782.
Cassi Lapp, communications manager for Bella Vista, said items intended for pickup need to be placed on the curb by 6 a.m. Monday, April 10. Pickups will be performed throughout the week. This, she said, is in addition to the weekly bulky item pickup Republic offers.
"It's possible it could take a few days," she said. "If you come home from work and it's still sitting there, they just haven't gotten to it yet."
With refrigerators or anything else that uses Freon, she said, the refrigerant needs to be professionally evacuated and a tag needs to be placed on the old appliance.
Jennifer Fagan, municipal manager with Republic Services, wrote in an email this is a service the firm offers every year.
To better handle the increased workload, she wrote, Republic will be bringing in additional staff and trucks.
The appliances they pick up will be recycled, she noted.
Business on 03/08/2017