Friday, December 26, 2008

The Latest on Garbage

This contradicts the latest report (dated Dec. 24) on the SPU website. As a Thursday customer, I thought our garbage would be picked up today. But no, not till Sunday--


NEWS RELEASE
December 26, 2008
For Immediate Release

Contact:

Andy Ryan
(206) 684-7688
andy.ryan@seattle.gov

OR

Hans Van Dusen
206-310-0341

Seattle Garbage Scheduled for Special Weekend Pickup
Conditions Permitting, Garbage Will Be Collected Saturday and Sunday

SEATTLE -- Special Saturday and Sunday pickup is being scheduled, conditions permitting, for the city's residential garbage, recycling, food and yard waste customers, Seattle Public Utilities said today.

Due to continued inclement conditions, today's customers (Friday, Dec. 26) are scheduled to be collected tomorrow (Saturday, Dec. 27) and Thursday customers (Dec. 25) will be collected on Sunday, Dec. 28.

Thursday and Friday customers are advised to leave their garbage at the curb through Sunday. Collection contractors will inspect neighborhood routes throughout the weekend for service opportunities. Customers scheduled for Monday through Wednesday pickup should set out their materials on their normal appointed days, next week. There will be no additional charge for setting out extra garbage.

Despite inclement conditions, the city's collections contractors have been running limited commercial routes around the clock this week, providing service to urgent commercial accounts where containers are accessible. Contractors are running 40 commercial trucks today to serve locations on major arterials and utilizing extra staff to access snow blocked containers. Approximately 40 percent of Seattle's business accounts have been collected this week.

"We are eager to resume residential services as soon as possible, but safety with our large trucks is our first priority," said Hans Van Dusen, Solid Waste Contracts Manager for Seattle Public Utilities. "Warmer weather is forecast for this weekend and next week, and we expect that will make it safer to send big trucks back into Seattle's neighborhoods."

Customers whose collections have been delayed by a week can set out double their normal amount of garbage at no additional charge. When setting out extra waste, customers are encouraged to place perishable food items in their collection containers and set bagged non-perishable items next to the containers.

Customers who have had their collections missed can also take their waste to Seattle's Recycling and Disposal stations, where it will be accepted at no charge. Seattle's Recycling and Disposal stations will be closed on New Year's Day, January 1.

Seattle Public Utilities' (SPU) web site (www.seattle.gov/util) and call center (206-684-3000) will be updated with the most current collection information. Customers can also be sign-up for CurbWaste E-News service alerts at www.seattle.gov/lists.

In addition to providing more than 1.3 million customers in the Seattle metropolitan area with a reliable water supply, SPU provides essential sewer, drainage, solid waste and engineering services that safeguard public health, maintain the City's infrastructure and protect, conserve and enhance the region's environmental resources.

5 comments:

tlp said...

We didn't get ours picked up again today...and I'm wondering if it will ever go away!! We're also a typical Thursday pickup.

tlp said...

I just checked, and it looks like it won't be until Friday Jan. 2!! Crazy. More annoying than the snow, as we live on a well travelled minor arterial.

The General said...

Where do you check to find your revised pick up date? All the houses on our street have had their garbage and recycling out since Friday and Saturday, and still no pick up. It was double fun yesterday with the wind and garbage blowing down our street.

JvA said...

You can check the website:
http://www.seattle.gov/util/services/

However, I'm not believing anything I read anymore.

Here's what I got from them today:

NEWS
December 30, 2008
For Immediate Release

Contact:

Andy Ryan
206-684-7688
andy.ryan@seattle.gov

OR

Hans Van Dusen
206-310-0341

Seattle Garbage Now on Normal Monday-Wednesday Schedule

Public Utilities' Call Center Open Extended Hours This Week

SEATTLE -- Solid waste contractors picked up regularly scheduled Monday garbage and recycling today, and collections will be continued on a normal schedule this week for Tuesday and Wednesday customers. Due to the New Year's holiday, Thursday (Jan. 1) customers will be collected on Friday, and Friday customers will be collected on Saturday.

All garbage and most recycling pickup is expected to be completed throughout Seattle by this Saturday, Jan. 3.

Yard waste service -- including Christmas tree pickup -- will be resumed next week for residential customers. Check your schedule for your next yard waste pickup date. Extra yard waste will be collected at no additional charge, through Friday, Jan. 16.

"SPU is working this week to get garbage collections back on track after the unprecedented winter storm," said Hans Van Dusen, the city's solid waste contracts manager. "If customers' garbage has not been picked up on their appointed day this week, we want them to call us so that we can fix the problem."

If for some reason your garbage has not been collected by 6 p.m. on your scheduled day, please call SPU's Call Center, at 206-684-3000.

There will be no additional charge for extra garbage collected through this Saturday, Jan 3. (Recycling is always collected for free.) When setting out extra waste, customers are encouraged to place perishable food items in their collection containers and set bagged non-perishable items next to the containers.

Customers who have had their collections missed can also take their waste to Seattle's Recycling and Disposal stations, where it will be accepted at no charge through Saturday, Jan. 3. Yard waste can be disposed of at the transfer stations through Friday, Jan. 16. The stations will be closed on New Year's Day, Thursday, Jan. 1.

SPU's Call Center -- 206-684-3000 -- will be open extended hours this week, as well as on New Year's Day and this weekend, to take calls from customers who have been missed on their normal pickup day this week. The Center is normally closed on holidays and weekends, but messages can be left during non-working hours.

The Call Center schedule this week is:

-- Monday, Dec. 29 -- 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

-- Tuesday, Dec. 30 -- 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

-- Wednesday, Dec. 31 -- 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

-- Thursday, Jan. 1 (New Year's Day) -- 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

-- Friday, Jan. 2 -- 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

-- Saturday, Jan. 3 -- 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

-- Sunday, Jan. 4 -- 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Seattle Public Utilities' (SPU) Web site (www.seattle.gov/util) and Call Center (206-684-3000) will be updated with the most current collection information. Customers can also be sign-up for CurbWaste E-News service alerts at www.seattle.gov/lists.

In addition to providing more than 1.3 million customers in the Seattle metropolitan area with a reliable water supply, SPU provides essential sewer, drainage, solid waste and engineering services that safeguard public health, maintain the City's infrastructure and protect, conserve and enhance the region's environmental resources.


--SPU--

Anonymous said...

they were supposed to pick up mine this past Saturday (SW Seattle) but they only took the trash. tired of seeing PILES of glass on my sidewalk from THREE weeks worth of festivities, i finally went to the dump yesterday. wonder if we can get the bill pro-rated for services not rendered?! i'm thoroughly underwhelmed, esp. when i hear folks up in Admiral got their stuff picked up. just reported the missed collection so we'll see.