I wasn't sure where to post this. My issue specifically is in Arlington but I'm sure it's happening citywide.
What is the status of yard waste pickup? I live off Ft Caroline and our yard waste has not been picked up for at least three weeks. My street at this moment filled with weeks worth of tree limbs and garbage cans/bags piling up.
I know this issue popped up a few months ago and it was because of a "labor shortage".
Excuse my ignorance here but is the city (and in turn us taxpayers) not paying a company to provide a service they are not providing?
There is a region-wide shortage of trash workers. From what I've read/heard in Jax specifically, it seems to only be impacting the areas that have contracted services and not the core COJ-covered areas.
It looks like Republic Services is getting kicked to the curb entirely.
https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/action-news-jax-investigates-jacksonville-dumps-trash-hauler-amid-complaints/33SXLV3AKBA45FNZVEUU2XCEAQ/
I live on the N/S and I have given up on yard waste pickup. Last time I put it out it sat for over 3 weeks and was killing my grass. I waited until the next regular garbage day and put it in the garbage container. My councilman did nothing. I called at-large councilman Carlucci and his office did try to help. If these trash haulers would pay a decent wage and treat their employees decently, they wouldn't have staffing problems as much.
We live in the Baymeadows area and it's hit or miss. Longest we've gone without yard trash pickup is maybe 2 weeks.
Quote from: BridgeTroll on August 24, 2021, 11:58:21 AM
Same as Westside...
You can go to COJ website to put in a 630-city complaint ticket
Mandarin,: last week was the first time in about 6 weeks yard waste was picked up. However, it looked like an out of town company helping to remove the backlog. Also, I know other portions of Mandarin were collected earlier than us. This week will be the first test to see if they will return back to regular schedule.
Mandarin here also....have had it picked up ONCE since 6/24......and that was by an out of town company about 2 1/2 weeks ago.
Quote from: BridgeTroll on August 24, 2021, 12:00:21 PM
Quote from: BridgeTroll on August 24, 2021, 11:58:21 AM
Same as Westside...
You can go to COJ website to put in a 630-city complaint ticket
Did that last week and no luck so far.
Quote from: pierre on August 24, 2021, 12:48:28 PM
Quote from: BridgeTroll on August 24, 2021, 12:00:21 PM
Quote from: BridgeTroll on August 24, 2021, 11:58:21 AM
Same as Westside...
You can go to COJ website to put in a 630-city complaint ticket
Did that last week and no luck so far.
Keep updating it... don't let them off the hook
I'm in Lake Shore and it was 4 straight Tuesdays that it wasn't picked up, but then they sent out a truck on a random Sunday morning. I created a ticket on the MyJax COJ website, so maybe that helped.
Our yard pickup day is Tuesday. Everything got picked up yesterday. Baymeadows for the win.
Geez. Core city services ftw.
Quote from: BridgeTroll on August 24, 2021, 01:29:05 PM
Quote from: pierre on August 24, 2021, 12:48:28 PM
Quote from: BridgeTroll on August 24, 2021, 12:00:21 PM
Quote from: BridgeTroll on August 24, 2021, 11:58:21 AM
Same as Westside...
You can go to COJ website to put in a 630-city complaint ticket
Did that last week and no luck so far.
Keep updating it... don't let them off the hook
Thanks. Did this yesterday.
Also contacted Joyce Morgan's office but currently playing phone tag with a member of her staff. Meanwhile the yard waste continues to pile up.
Yard waste in our neighborhood was finally picked up a couple days ago, after four weeks. It took multiple complaint tickets, calls with Joyce Morgan's office and calls to mayors office to finally get it done.
Feels like that shouldn't be a requirement to get a service we pay for.
Recycle hasn't been picked up this week, second time this has happened now. I can't remember when they finally sent out that truck to pick it up, but every street in the neighborhood still have all their cans out.
Sooooo... sent Curry an email... no response. Called Curry office... left a message. No response. Called 630-city... no response. Called Waste Management and they deny all responsibility and direct me to 630-city and city officials. (I called 3 times... it was kinda fun in a torturous kinda way...) Called and e-mailed my city council representative and got this for both messages...
I have submitted your address for collection. The challenge we are experiencing with solid waste collection service has been the result of the inability for the City's Contract Haulers to hire and retain labor staff to perform the work. As is being experienced with many types of businesses in the service industry during the pandemic, finding and retaining Equipment Operators/Drivers is extremely challenging and Solid Waste Collections service has been hit very hard with that challenge.
Given limited resources, we have prioritized our Solid Waste Collections. The most critical waste stream is Garbage...this is our highest priority for collection as it can be of health & safety concern. Although all waste collections are important, Yard Waste presents the least health & safety concerns and, consequently, experiences the most challenges with our collections effort.
I can tell you that the Solid Waste Division is, and has been, working extremely hard to assist our Contract Haulers and have supplemented Contract collection crews with City collection crews when possible. We are also evaluating other opportunities to assist as we are focused on ensuring that all waste streams are appropriately managed.
I hope this information is helpful...please let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Randy
Didn't one of our neighboring counties drop recycling pick up and retain yard waste collection?
I have begun throwing recycling in the trash. Tired of it.
Yard waste too. You just have to put regular trash on top so they don't see it until it's dumped
This is where we're at in this city
https://www.firstcoastnews.com/amp/article/news/local/jacksonville-resident-has-to-rent-trailer-to-remove-yard-waste-after-weeks-of-no-pick-up/77-9e970619-2be5-4d4c-a378-7b3155db90ed?__twitter_impression=true
He should dump it at city hall
Quote from: BridgeTroll on September 08, 2021, 02:29:16 PM
Yard waste too. You just have to put regular trash on top so they don't see it until it's dumped
Me too. I had yard waste sitting for 5 weeks, killing my lawn. Got tired of seeing it, put it in with the garbage.
^ I mulch and/or compost my yard waste, especially grass cuttings and leaves. Try to do the same for small branches/limbs/moss. In our climate, this stuff breaks down in days to weeks at most.
Taking it off property is just removing the nutrients from your yard. Then, you go and buy fertilizer to replace them. The ultimate recycling is leaving the nutrients in the yard to be reused by the surviving vegetation. With my way, you save on collecting/bagging yard waste, taking it to the curb, having a truck haul it away, going out to buy fertilizer that a factory had to process and haul to your store and then you haul to your house, then take your time or pay someone to spread it back over your yard. That, to me, is the ultimate "waste."
By the way, if you ever buy mulch from the big box stores, you will often see pieces of the plastic bags mixed in that someone used to collect the material that just went to a mulching facility to re-bag and sell back to you.
Most of my yard waste is twigs from huge oaks. I can't believe how many fall each day. They clogs my gutters, cover my deck, and back yard. Love those trees though.
Joe Biden to the rescue, I guess. $4 million in American Rescue Plan funds are proposed as a solution to the... yard waste crisis.
https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/local/2021/09/21/jacksonville-might-use-federal-recovery-money-waste-collection-fix/5797794001/
It isn't just yard waste. Recycle bin has not been emptied in over a month... All my glass, plastics, metal, cans bottles, cardboard boxes are going into regular trash. The recycle bins line the street like frozen robots... overflowing. I purchased another trash can as I am now putting out 3 cans instead of my normal one. The entire neighborhood is the same...
Quote from: BridgeTroll on September 21, 2021, 02:39:09 PM
It isn't just yard waste. Recycle bin has not been emptied in over a month... All my glass, plastics, metal, cans bottles, cardboard boxes are going into regular trash. The recycle bins line the street like frozen robots... overflowing. I purchased another trash can as I am now putting out 3 cans instead of my normal one. The entire neighborhood is the same...
It's been two weeks again on yard waste. And the bulk waste hasn't been picked up in at least a month. Our street is lined with piles of garbage.
Quote from: marcuscnelson on September 21, 2021, 01:27:51 PM
Joe Biden to the rescue, I guess. $4 million in American Rescue Plan funds are proposed as a solution to the... yard waste crisis.
https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/local/2021/09/21/jacksonville-might-use-federal-recovery-money-waste-collection-fix/5797794001/
And which DeSantis/Curry donor is going to benefit from it?
This is a Curry and city council issue
https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2021/09/22/city-of-jacksonville-considering-using-4m-of-federal-relief-money-for-waste-pickup/
QuoteJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The city of Jacksonville is considering using $4 million in federal COVID-19 relief money – to address a growing problem.
Yard waste is piling up in neighborhoods across the River City for months and neighbors say they're fed up.
The city says it's looking into several solutions but an exact plan hasn't been released yet.
The I-TEAM found the city received more than 9,000 complaints about yard waste pickup delays in August. That's nearly 700 more than the month before, adding up to more than 35,000 total since April.
The city says three problems are coming into play here.
The city didn't renew its contract with Republic Services.
Starting next month, Meridian Waste will take over its routes.
A worker shortage is also an ongoing problem.
The city is asking people to report problems they're having with yard waste pickup. Here's three ways to report the problem.
MyJax app
Myjax.custhelp.com
Call 904-630-CITY (2489).
The city did mention that, for the time being, some workers are working seven days a week to help fill in the gaps.
Once again, if you have an issue with yard waste, the best thing to do for now is report it.
Read the comments...lol