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Mayor Whitmire’s contracted crews start heavy trash clean up in Southwest Houston neighborhood after months of delays
Read full article: Mayor Whitmire’s contracted crews start heavy trash clean up in Southwest Houston neighborhood after months of delaysAfter months of heavy trash piling up along curbs in southwest Houston, relief finally arrived on High Star Drive and for neighbors, it felt like Christmas came early.
New fleet of trucks aims to tackle Houston’s recycling and heavy trash pickup delays
Read full article: New fleet of trucks aims to tackle Houston’s recycling and heavy trash pickup delaysMonths-old piles of heavy trash continue to frustrate Houston residents, but city officials say help is finally on the way.
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Storm effect: Some Houston neighborhoods, apartment complexes have mountains of garbage
Read full article: Storm effect: Some Houston neighborhoods, apartment complexes have mountains of garbageHOUSTON – The city of Houston is working overtime to catch-up on the heaps of garbage, recycling and heavy trash sitting on curbs, as the winter storm that swept through this week halted service. “I have been talking directly to solid waste. Click here for the latest updates and pick-up schedule from Houston’s Solid Waste DepartmentResidents in the Ridgemont neighborhood, which is outside of Beltway 8 near Fuqua Street, reported problems with garbage collection on Friday. The neighborhood is filled with overflowing garbage and recycling bins, and plenty of heavy trash debris from damaged homes lining the curbs. There were also many apartment complexes in this high-density area of southwest Houston with overflowing dumpsters and trash strewn across parking lots.