Houston Addresses Heavy Trash Delays with National Contractor Partnership

Tackling Heavy Trash Backlog

• 💡 The city of Houston is partnering with a national debris-hauling contractor to address significant delays in heavy trash pickup.
• 📌 This new contractor has prior experience in Houston, having worked with solid waste crews during DTO and Hurricane Barr cleanup efforts.
• 🎯 The private contractor will supplement existing solid waste crews that have been working around the clock.

New Program and Rollout

• 🚀 The city is implementing a heavy trash on demand pilot program, launched last month, in addition to the new partnership.
• 🗺️ Crews are beginning their work in the southwest side of Houston and plan to move north in the upcoming days.
• ✅ City officials anticipate that this additional help will significantly speed up the backlog of heavy trash in affected neighborhoods.