Coronavirus: Arlington Residents Asked To Help Protect Garbage, Recycling Collection Crews

Press release from the City of Arlington:

By Jennifer Shaver, Garbage and Recycling Division

Thursday, March 19, 2020

Republic Services garbage and recycling crews are working diligently to continue to serve Arlington residents with curbside collection services while experiencing an increase in volume of household set-outs. To protect garbage and recycling staff during this time, we ask that you do the following:

To Protect Garbage Collection Crews

Please place all trash in tightly secured plastic bags.

Please DO NOT:

• Do not place trash in boxes or other unsecured receptacles.
• Do not place trash into any type of container. Only trash bags are acceptable curbside.
• Do not place bulk and yard waste out for collection at this time. Due to the expected increase in residential trash volumes, crews must focus on collecting normal household materials that pose a health risk to the community.

To Protect Recycling Crews

• Please continue to place your recycle materials loosely into your recycle bins.
• Please DO NOT bag your recycle materials. It takes additional work for recycling crews to de-bag these materials. De-bagging materials can also pose a health risk to employees.

Thank you for taking these extra measures to ensure the safety of our solid waste and recycling collectors and our community. For questions regarding curbside service, you may contact Republic Services at 817-317-2000 or email us at recycling@arlingtontx.gov.

This press release was produced by the City of Arlington. The views expressed here are the author’s own.