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Problems with trash pick-ups in New Orleans continue into new year [1]

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Date: 2023-01-03 16:01:00+00:00

Problems with trash pick-ups in New Orleans continue into new year One councilman says his office has been 'inundated' with complaints Share Copy Link Copy

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ALL RIGHT. IT HAS PLAGUED THE CITY IN 2022 AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE PROBLEM WILL LINGER INTO 2023. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT TRASH TROUBLE. YOUR MANY PEOPLE UPTOWN SAY THEY’RE UP. THEY’RE TELLING US THAT IN SOME CASES THEIR TRASH HASN’T BEEN PICKED UP. SINCE BEFORE CHRISTMAS EVE. WDSU REPORTER MORGAN LENTES BEEN LOOKING INTO ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS. SHE IS LIVE UPTOWN WITH THE LATEST LATEST. WELL, TRAVERS, GINA, WE TALKED TO ONE COUNCIL MEMBER WHO SAYS HIS OFFICE HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY INUNDATED WITH COMPLAINTS IN RECENT WEEKS. WE CAME OUT TO INVESTIGATE AND IT REALLY DIDN’T TAKE US LONG TO FIND PILE AFTER PILE OF GARBAGE. DOWN THE STREET. ACROSS THE STREET. NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR, CAT, A CORNER NEIGHBOR. KENNETH PATIENCE IS NEARLY GONE OUTSIDE OF THE CANS. IF ONLY YOU COULD SAY THE SAME FOR HIS TRASH. THE ONLY THING I CAN DO OR BUY MORE TRASH CANS FROM HOME DEPOT. THE UPTOWN RESIDENT SAYS IT’S BEEN WEEKS SINCE HIS TRASH WAS COLLECTED, A FACT THAT IS BOTH ANNOYING AND EMBARRASSING. THE ROADS ARE TERRIBLE, THE TRASH IS TERRIBLE. THE CRIME IS GETTING WORSE. IT’S IT’S BEYOND FRUSTRATING. THAT’S WHY I DECIDED THIS YEAR TO GIVE UP. HE’S TALKING ABOUT HIS NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION. ONE OF MY NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS THIS YEAR WAS TO NOT WORRY THE THINGS IN NEW ORLEANS I CAN’T CONTROL ANYMORE THAT AT THIS POINT IT’S A KNOWN PROBLEM. SO WHAT ARE OUR PLANS TO DEAL WITH IT? COUNCILMAN JOE GIARRUSSO IS WHO RESIDENTS OFTEN TURN TO WHEN TRASH PICK UP SLOW STOP ALTOGETHER. HE SAYS RICHARD’S DISPOSAL, WHO IS CONTRACTED IN SERVICE AREA ONE NEEDS HELP. IT’S OKAY TO SAY WE’RE RELYING ON A PRIMARY CONTRACTOR, BUT I IT’S VERY CLEAR THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE SUPPLEMENTAL. AND SO THAT WAY IF THEY MISS IN YOUR DAYS ON TUESDAY AND THAT PICK UP HASN’T HAPPENED BY 8:00 AT NIGHT, WEDNESDAY MORNING, THAT TRASH IS BEING PICKED UP FIRST THING. AND GIARRUSSO SAYS THE CITY RECENTLY SENT A CURE LETTER TO RICHARDS OUTLINING THE PROBLEMS THEY NEED TO ADDRESS. IT’S A MOVE SOME RESIDENTS HAVE LITTLE FAITH IN, THOUGH, AS THEY WAIT ANOTHER DAY FOR A SERVICE THEY PAY FOR. I’LL JUST BUY MORE CANS SO THAT I CAN STORE MORE TRASH UNTIL WHO? WHEN THEY COME PICK IT UP. NOW WE DID REACH OUT TO THE MAYOR’S OFFICE TO SEE IF THEY HAD ANY STATEMENT ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT ARE PLAGUING SERVICE AREA ONE RIGHT NOW. AS OF THIS TIME, WE HAVE NOT

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