GARBAGE/RECYCLING: No pickup again today

December 22, 2022 9:07 am

| 4 COMMENTS

| Utilities | West Seattle news

The side streets aren’t any better than they were yesterday, so SPU has just announced no garbage/recycling pickup again today:

No residential collection today due to unsafe road conditions. Due to this delay, customers missed this week on Tuesday and Wednesday will be able to set out extra next week at no additional charge. Wednesday customers can pull in their containers for today. We will attempt recycling in the off week.

We will attempt to service Thursday customers tomorrow, weather permitting. Customers should have carts out by 7 am. If Thursday customers are missed tomorrow, pull your containers in and put out double next week. We will attempt Friday customers on Saturday.

Both the North and South transfer stations are open to customers today as well as the South Hazardous Waste Facility.

Niko December 22, 2022 (3:31 pm)

What’s the excuse now?! If my grandmother can get around in her Prius why are the trash trucks still not picking up trash?!

WS Res December 22, 2022 (4:26 pm)

To personally annoy you.
Classcair December 22, 2022 (9:07 pm)

1) your grandma can probably avoid many of the side roads and alleys still icy, whereas a neighborhood trash truck has to visit every side road and alley by definition.

2) your grandmas Prius hitting a tree or a power pole does a lot less damage than a trash truck weighing how many thousand lbs?

3) a Prius has way more clearance from side to side than a trash truck. So if she slides 12 inches to the side, she probably doesn’t take anything out.Whereas the trash truck probably takes, well, grandma and her Prius out.

;Perhaps they are just looking out for you and… your grandma.
1994 December 22, 2022 (9:14 pm)

Well yeah! for your grandma driving around a little Prius and not a hulking garbage truck maneuvering through tight, and icy, streets. I bet she is not spending much time out in the frigid temps, nor walking on super icy surfaces lugging heavy and bulky objects about that could flip her over! Give the garbage haulers a break! I understand we pay for the service but try making less garbage if you find yours is full.

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