ICYMI: On Monday – Has Your Trash Still Not Been Collected? You are not alone. “Our goal is to be fully back to normal this week.”
“Dear PoPville,
My family and I live with the back of our rowhouse facing an alley, where our trash and recycling, alongside many other households’ is supposed to be picked up. We haven’t had trash or recycling pickup in over three weeks, this being a week after the DC government plowed out alley to facilitate trash pickup.
I would be more patient with this, but for the last 3 months or so our recycling has been missed at least every other week. What gives?! The rodent outbreak from this will be epic.”
Last night DC Department of Public Works shared the following note:
“The Department of Public Works continues working to restore full residential trash, recycling, and food waste collections. We recognize some residents are experiencing missed collections, and we understand how frustrating and disruptive the situation is.
To address these delays, DPW has activated seasonal employees as part of a dedicated escalation protocol. This will
allow us to route 311 service requests more quickly, get teams into the field faster, and operate seven days a week. These teams will run newly created escalation routes, focusing on missed trash and recycling pickups.
As this enhanced response continues, residents should keep their cans and household trash at their normal collection point until it is collected. If service is still missed, we encourage residents to submit a 311 request. If a previous request has not been resolved, submitting a new one ensures it is captured in our updated routing system.
For households that are now receiving normal collections, continue to place your cans out on the normal collection schedule. Trash and recycling are no longer being collected together, so only put out recycling cans on your normal recycling collection day.”