Weather Delay – Jan 12, 2024

Posted by Blackhawkwaste

We would like to thank everyone for being patient while we catch up due to the snow storm we had on Tuesday, January 9th.

We have been diligently addressing as many missed stops as possible. Please be aware that gravel roads may pose challenges and prevent pickup until they are adequately plowed and treated with salt.

We apologize to any customers that were not picked up this week due to weather related issues. We have instructed our drivers in the areas with missed trash collection, to collect extra trash at your next collection.

Jan 12, 2024 collection information

Due to the upcoming snow storm, the landfill has reported they will be closing at noon Friday, January 12, 2024. Our routes will run for as long as they are able to safely remain on the streets. We have pulled in additional drivers to assist in preventing as many missed pickups as we are able.

Please be aware that rural gravel roads, and alley collections will be at driver discretion and your trash may not be collected until your next scheduled pickup. We understand holding onto your trash for an extra week is not pleasant, but our goal is safety of our employees and other road travelers.

Garbage trucks are much larger than a normal personal vehicle, and rural gravel roads can be treacherous when unsalted. We encourage all residents in rural areas to check into having their road *heavily* salted, to clear their roads of packed snow, and ice.

Our Industrial and Commercial routes will have delays until all routes are caught up. There may be extra day delays when waiting for service while the weather sorts itself out. We apologize and hope to have routes caught up as quickly as possible.