All those boxes, wrapping paper and trash left over from the holidays will to wait a day to be collected in DeKalb County.

Trash pickups throughout DeKalb will be delayed one day both next week and the week after.

The county announced that because it observes Christmas Day on Monday this year, collection of garbage, recyclable material and yard trimming will be delayed a day.

The same schedule will apply the following week, when New Year’s Day is observed Jan. 2. Collection services will run one day late through Friday, Jan. 6.

For more information, contact the DeKalb Sanitation Division's customer service team at 404-294-2900 or sanitation@dekalbcountyga.gov.

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Lee Reid, executive director of the Atlanta Citizen Review Board, speaks during a board meeting in December. The board is looking to revamp its review process in response to concerns of inaction. (Christina Matacotta / For the AJC)