Community Corner
Waste Collection Limitations Due To Coronavirus In Tewksbury Town
Trash volume increase are estimated for the following weeks while reductions in personnel due to quarantine and isolation are expected.
April 13, 2020
Suspended Pickups:
Bulk Waste
Yard Waste Collections
Overflow Bags (bags with stickers)
Simple Recycling (pink bags)
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*Regular Trash and Recycling Collections using toters remain unchanged*
Republic Services suspended, Bulk Waste, Yard Waste and Overflow Bags Collection due to COVID-19.
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Simple Recycling (pink bags) also suspended collection due to COVID-19.
With reduction in staffing levels, compounded by residents being home generating more trash volume, Republic Services suspended Bulk Waste, Yard Waste and Overflow Bags Collection (bags with stickers).
Trash volume increases of up to 30% are estimated for the following weeks while reductions in personnel due to quarantine and isolation are expected. To maintain the trash collection service, personnel from other divisions (bulk waste and yard waste) will be utilized.
All residents will need to use their regular trash and recycling toters only since all other items outside the toter will not be collected.
We ask our residents for help during this emergency by limiting the volume of trash disposal as much as possible.
This press release was produced by the Town of Tewksbury. The views expressed here are the author’s own.
