Garbage strike continues; no pick up for Tuesday

No big green Waste Management trucks will be rolling down
Seattle area streets Tuesday as the trash strike
continues.

According to Seattle Public Utilities, Waste Management
Tuesday customers should put out double their recycling,
garbage, and food and yard waste carts next Tuesday, Aug.
7.
Customers will not be charged extra for any additional
items
placed at the curb.

Customers who were missed for collection Monday, July 30,
should put their garbage, yard waste and recycling out
before 7 a.m. next Monday, Aug. 6.

CleanScapes customers are not affected by the strike and
will have their carts picked up as usual.

There was a new proposal put on the table Sunday night,
but
no details have been released and no new negotiations have
been scheduled.

Replacement drivers arrived by bus Monday morning at Waste
Management’s south Seattle truck barn, pushing their way
across the picket lines.

They are collecting garbage at critical stops like
hospitals and daycares. They will also be picking up at
businesses.

Waste Management is about to start facing huge fines if it
doesn’t start making its rounds. Fines of $250,000 a day
will start being assessed in Seattle on Wednesday.