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Extreme Heat Prompts Earlier Trash Pickup In Aurora

City officials said Groot will pick up trash and recycling an hour earlier Thursday and Friday.

AURORA, IL — Due to sweltering temperatures in and around Aurora, trash will be collected an hour earlier on Thursday and Friday. In a press release, city officials said Groot Waste Management will begin trash collection at 5 a.m. on these days

Temperatures are expected to reach close to 100 degrees for the remainder of the week, with heat indices as high as 114 degrees on Friday.

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