UPDATE (June 7, 2022):
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Add this to the long struggle with garbage service in Fort Wayne.
The City said its soon-to-be-former garbage collector won’t be collecting recycling this week.
The City said it is trying to collect all of the garbage that crews from Red River Waste Solutions are leaving behind.
Fort Wayne is replacing Red River at the end of the month because of years of poor service. In fact, the City says service has gotten worse since they announced the replacement.
Fort Wayne says it hopes to be able to collect recycling next week and thank customers for their patience.
The City of Fort Wayne issued the following:
For this week, crews are focusing on garbage collection. Today, crews are finishing garbage collections in Thursday and Friday routes and some crews hope to start some of the Monday routes later today.
Recycling won’t be collected this week. The City of Fort Wayne Solid Waste Department is hopeful that recycling collection will begin again next week with the A week recycling schedule. Residents may want to consider bringing their recycling bins in from the curb or alley until a regular rotation of collections can begin again.
Residents are asked to continue to set out garbage materials the night before their regularly scheduled day of pickup. We’ll do our best to provide the collection service as close to their regular day as possible. As often as possible, crews are collecting garbage on the evenings and on weekends.
The Solid Waste Department continues to do its best to assist Red River to maintain operational levels for garbage and recycling collection. We continue to utilize City staff to assist with the routes and misses that Red River is unable to service with their lower staffing levels and higher tonnage in recent weeks.
It’s likely that delays will continue until GFL Environmental USA takes over the collection service on July 1.
The City apologizes for the inconvenience during this transition period and thanks the residents of Fort Wayne for their continued patience and understanding.
ORIGINAL STORY:
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Residents may have to put up with one more month of poor trash service. In fact, it may get worse.
Fort Wayne is set to start with a new trash collector on July 1st, until then the city is telling people they have to make do with Red River Waste.
Mayor Tom Henry yesterday asked for patience and told people to expect their garbage to be picked-up late until the new company, GFL Environmental, takes over next month. The mayor said that the City is trying its hardest to pick up the slack.
The City released the following:
The City of Fort Wayne Solid Waste Department is doing its best to assist Red River to maintain operational levels for garbage and recycling collection. We continue to utilize City staff to assist with the routes and misses that Red River is unable to service with their lower staffing levels and higher tonnage in recent weeks.
Residents who were scheduled to have recycling collected last week likely won’t have those materials collected until their next regularly scheduled pickup day next week.
Community recycling drop-off sites can be found here. With this being a holiday week in recognition of Memorial Day, scheduled collections were set to be a day later this entire week.
We ask that residents continue to set out garbage and recycling materials the night before their regularly scheduled day of pickup. We will do our best to provide the collection service as close to their regular day as possible. As often as possible, crews are collecting garbage and recyclables in the evenings and on weekends.
It’s possible that delays could continue until GFL Environmental USA takes over the collection service on July 1.
The City apologizes for the inconvenience during this transition period and thanks the residents of Fort Wayne for their continued patience and understanding.
