Update on Chula Vista
Trash/Recycling/Yard
Waste Collection
During Work Stoppage
City Manager Maria V. Kachadoorian
January 15, 2022
Mitigation Activities
• City teams and contractors are collecting trash surrounding dumpsters at multi-family complexes.
• Contractors from Work for Hope and Alpha Project are assisting crews. • Crews worked overtime Saturday to continue clean-up efforts. • City is establishing an email and phone number to report overflowing trash. • Recycling and yard waste bins will be placed in four locations. One in each Council district.
• City continues to coordinate with Republic Services to help with efficiencies to reduce the pile-up of trash in the community.
Mitigation Numbers: Wednesday - Friday
• City tackling a list of 500+ multi-family complex locations throughout the City to pick up overflow trash
• Deploying 5 – 8 vehicles
• 30+ staff and contractors
• 54,500 pounds collected
• 197 multi-family sites cleaned
Before and
After
A little rain
never stops us
Republic Services Update
Residential/Multi-family/Commercial Services Schedule:
• Week of January 17 (Monday – Friday)
• Regularly serviced trash routes will resume
• On regular scheduled service day, please put out the trash (black) and recycling (blue) carts ONLY
• NO yard waste (green) will be collected at this time
• If there is a delay in trash and/or recycling pick-up, please leave cart(s) at the curb until picked-up
• Please remove carts from the curb once they have been serviced Otay and Sycamore Landfill Options
• Free trash and recycling disposal for self-hauling is available at Otay and Sycamore Landfills
• Hours of operation Monday – Friday; 7 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. • Otay Landfill has extended hours Saturday; 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. • For a critical issue regarding trash accumulation, please contact Republic Waste at 619-421-9400 or
email [email protected]
Update on Chula Vista
Trash/Recycling/Yard
Waste Collection
During Work Stoppage
City Manager Maria V. Kachadoorian
January 15, 2022