![]() ![]() Recyclables were left untouched and yard trimmings were left on the side of the road, but no refunds went to city residents. Many residents say garbage service was sporadic at best. The bills were paid, but “full” service still didn’t happen. Next week is yard trimmings but collections are delayed a day, then June 7th we go back to everything being picked up weeklyĬity residents were billed for their solid waste services in July 2020, paying around $500 annually for household trash service, yard waste pickup and recycling. well this week was recycling lol both trash and recycling were collected today.Didn’t put the recycling out because I assumed we were still on the on/off week for recycling. Our trash was picked up, but the yard trimmings were not.They are backlogged and they can neither confirm nor deny that I’m in the system because my home is new. I’ve been waiting to actually receive bins to put my trash/recycling in for a month now. Quick check: anybody who’s trash day is today get their trash and/or yard trimmings picked up yet? Did y’all Thursday peeps get serviced yet? Last week they came well before this time.In a Facebook thread on Atlanta’s Westview Neighbors page, residents traded stories about inconsistent pickup: “Finally getting my garbage picked up, but no word on yard clippings.”.“Even when they returned to household garbage service – it was sporadic, and they are still blaming COVID.”. ![]() “They are quick to send out the bills, but not so quick to respond to our calls.”.But as we started coming out of COVID, nothing changed.” “For a long time, no one would pick up household garbage or yard clippings.Facebook and Twitter have been burning up with comments and questions about the city services and what many consider a deterioration of services since COVID hit Georgia over a year ago. In frustration, many have taken to social media. But it seems they have had a difficult time getting information about the lack of service, especially when it comes to recycling and yard trimming pickup. Investigative journalist for the Georgia Public Policy Foundationįor more than a year, residents in the City of Atlanta have been talking trash – or at least trying to – with city leaders and department heads.
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