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Weather Delay – Jan 9 2024

Posted by Blackhawkwaste

We were closed Tuesday, January 9, due to weather.

Customers on gravel roads and alleys may experience service interruptions until next week.

For safety reasons, we will not be traversing gravel roads and alleyways, to allow plows sufficient time to clear pathways.

If your trash collection was missed Tuesday, we appreciate your understanding as we work to provide pickups for all of our customers, as quickly as we are able. We apologize that there will be some locations that cannot be collected until the roads are clear.

Please be advised, that clear roads for a personal vehicle, is not the same thing as a clear road for a commercial vehicle.

For commercial businesses, please make sure your enclosures are plowed/shoveled out, your locks are unfrozen, including the latches that slide into the concrete, and in front of the dumpsters are salted.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Forecasted Delay

Posted by Blackhawkwaste

As we anticipate high winds and snow from Monday afternoon through Tuesday, we want to keep you informed about potential delays in our collection services.

It is crucial to understand that heavy commercial vehicles, like our garbage trucks, are more vulnerable in adverse weather conditions when compared to personal vehicles, especially when facing combined challenges of high winds and snow. Our trucks navigate many gravel roads and highways, which can become extremely dangerous in poor visibility or when not plowed. For the safety of our employees, and the well-being of everyone on the roadway, we may decide to keep our trucks off the roadway, when normal travel appears feasible.

In addition, due to the high winds, the landfill may close early, or not open at all, impacting our collection capabilities.

In the event that we are closed, we will resume normal pickup schedules on Wednesday, January 10, 2024. Safety is our top priority, and we appreciate your understanding and cooperation during these challenging weather conditions.

Winter Tips

Posted by Blackhawkwaste

Winter is here.

With winter comes snow storms, freezing rain, high winds, ice, and poor road conditions.

Trash and recycling collection is a service that persists all year long, and the conditions that come with winter often affect our ability to collect. While we try to provide outstanding reliable service to our customers regardless of weather or road conditions, there are some situations we cannot avoid.

We have some of the most helpful winter tips listed here.

Continue reading “Winter Tips”

2024 Christmas & New Year Schedule

Posted by Blackhawkwaste

We will be closed Monday, December 25th and Monday, January 1st.

We would like to wish a Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year, and hope for a fantastic 2024 for everyone!

We will be collecting most of our Monday and Tuesday stops, on Tuesday.

Route times will not be the same as normal. Please set your container out the night before, or by 5:00 a.m. We will not be able to make return trips if a container is set out late.

The following areas will have delays:

West Union Residents – Wednesday
Rural Black Hawk Co – North of Waterloo heading into Janesville, Denver, Sumner, Readlyn – Wednesday

All residential routes are expected to be caught up by Wednesday end of day.

Commercial customers will be picked up Saturday or Tuesday if you are a Monday collection, depending on your frequency and area.

Hudson Christmas Tree Collection

Posted by Blackhawkwaste

Hudson Christmas Tree Collection will be Friday, January 5, 2024.

  • Remove all decorations, stands, wires, nails, etc., from your tree
  • Cut trees in 5ft or less lengths
  • Place curbside by itself, not in a container or bag
  • Tree collection begins at 6 a.m. Please have this container out by 6 a.m.
  • Only real trees are accepted for collection. Fake trees should be broken down and disposed of in the trash.
  • Large branched trees should be wrapped with Sisal Twine

Thanksgiving – 11/23/23

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We will be closed Thursday, November 23, 2023 for Thanksgiving.

Our routes will be operating Friday, November 24, 2023.

Residential customers – Thursday and Friday collections

Please set your containers/trash out for pickup Thursday Night. We will be picking up Thursday customers first, and Friday customers after Thursday routes are complete. There will be some stops towards the end of the route that may not get picked up until Saturday.

Our drivers will be starting at 5 a.m., and the routes will not be collected at the same time as you are normally picked up.

If you are a Friday collection, please set your containers out Thursday night for Friday pickup. If you are not picked up Friday, please leave your containers out to the road for Saturday pickup. Please do not bring your containers back to your house Friday night if you do not get picked up.

Commercial customers

We will be splitting Thursday routes between Wednesday and Friday. We will do our best to get as many Thursday stops picked up Wednesday as we are able.

Delay for 9/20

Posted by Blackhawkwaste

One of our northern routes that pick up rural Janesville, rural Waverly, and northern rural cedar falls the surrounding areas is running behind today; Please leave your trash containers accessible and if they are not picked up today, we will be collecting any remainders tomorrow (Thursday).