INC NEWS - Durham Adjusts Collections Due to Heat

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy C. Blalock

Senior Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov <mailto:Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov> 

 

For Immediate Release:  June 11, 2008

 

City of Durham Adjusts Collection Schedules Due To Excessive Heat

Earlier Collection Schedule Effective Immediately Until September 30

 

Durham, N.C. - Summer in North Carolina means one thing for City of
Durham employees who work outside all day long - soaring temperatures
and the risk of heat-related injuries.

 

To combat the heat and its effect on employees, the City's Department of
Solid Waste Management is adjusting its residential solid waste, yard
waste and recycling collection schedules to begin earlier each day.  

 

Effective immediately through September 30, the City is asking residents
to place their carts on the curb the night before their normal pick up
day since collection crews will be arriving at least one hour earlier
than the regularly scheduled pick up time of 7 a.m. 

 

While solid waste collectors will make every effort to complete their
regular routes each day, if a pick-up is missed on a resident's regular
collection day, they should leave their carts at the curb an extra day
before contacting Durham One Call at (919) 560-1200 to report the missed
pick-up.

 

About the Department of Solid Waste Management

The City of Durham's Department of Solid Waste Management promotes and
supports a high quality of life for the citizens of Durham by providing
comprehensive, responsive, environmentally-safe, efficient and
cost-effective solid waste collection, recycling and disposal programs.
Department services include roll-out cart collection, cart delivery and
repair service, dumpster collection, cardboard collection, yard waste
collection, waste reduction and recycling, bulky item pick-up, street
cleaning and disposal services.  For more information, visit the City's
Web site at www.durhamnc.gov/departments/solid/. 

 

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