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The snow and ice from the weekend winter storms have had many impacts, including on trash collection in Hardin County.
Hardin County Government Communications Officer Brian Walker says there were two different incidents involving trash trucks Wednesday.
“One of them slipped off of a pretty steep roadway into a ditch on a county road in an unincorporated area and had to be towed out,” Walker said. “Another situation, it was two different trash companies, one of them being UDP that just bought Platform Waste and services county government roads, and it crashed into another truck. No injuries in any of these instances, but the road to the landfill is just pretty treacherous.”
Due to the incident and conditions, UDP was unable to complete any further trash collection for unincorporated Hardin County Wednesday, and the company will evaluate conditions ahead of further collections.
“If you normally get your trash serviced in unincorporated Hardin County and your trash was not picked up Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday, it will not be serviced this week,” Walker said. “If we miss any other days this week, if that happens, we will not service that until next week.”
Due to the severity of the ice event, a one-time exception is being made for county trash customers impacted by the delays.
“Next week, if your bagged trash is outside of the can, it will be picked up,” Walker said. “Please note, it must be bagged, and we will pick that up one time only, next week.”
Walker says the county is not responsible for service disruptions caused by inclement weather, with those decisions made to protect residents, sanitation crews, and equipment.
Cold temperatures can quickly turn dangerous for area residents, but Hardin County Animal Care and Control Director Mike McNutt wants to make sure people remember the same is true for four-legged friends. “During these code spells that we’re having where our wind chills are minus 10, minus 20, whatever they may be, please bring your animals in,” McNutt said. “If you’re cold, they’re cold. With the exception of a few breeds like […]
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