![]() “ Improved Compensation : Increasing pay, offering sign-on and retention bonuses and employee referral bonuses To specifically address labor shortages, we have: Unfortunately, like many industries, environmental services are being impacted by the nationwide labor shortage. “Currently Clay County is the only location Waste Management has suspended curbside recycling collection in an effort to direct our resources to garbage and yard waste service. Waste Management sent News4Jax this statement: The county told News4Jax that it is in touch with its contractor, Waste Management, once a month, but the company is still dealing with staffing issues. It suspended curbside recycling in much of the county in mid-August. The city also blames unprecedented labor shortages and is working to bring the recycling program in-house.Ĭlay County has also faced challenges with recycling. The last week of pickups will be the last week in September. Augustine Beach announced Thursday that it will temporarily suspend residential recycling pickups on Monday, Oct. Jacksonville isn’t alone when it comes to challenges with recycling. “We are always recruiting and hiring great people to join our team, and offer a competitive salary, generous benefits, paid vacation, safety bonuses, and numerous career advancement opportunities. We are carefully monitoring the needs of our customers and communities with the supply and availability of our talent and adjusting our efforts to attract, engage and retain talent accordingly. “Many industries are facing staffing challenges at this time, and the environmental services industry is no different. We appreciate our customers’ understanding and patience during this time. “Republic Services of Jacksonville is experiencing some temporary delays with yard and bulk waste collections in our service area within Duval County. News4Jax got this statement from Republic Services: The city has confirmed that Meridian will be taking over pickups in the Republic Services territory at the end of the month. And halfway through the month of September, there are already more than 3,500 complaints about recycling pickup across Jacksonville. The city gave News4Jax the number of recycling pickup complaints it has received in the last six months across the city - about 1,700 in April, then 3,400 in May, around 1,000 each in June and July, with a spike in August of more than 4,600 complaints. The city says hiring and keeping employees has been a problem. ![]() Republic Services was contracted by the city to handle residential solid waste pickup in parts of the city, including Sanders’ neighborhood. In the last two weeks, they’ve been picking up recycle regularly, and the trash, they haven’t picked it up in over a month,” Sanders said. ![]() “Recycle has been a little late being picked up. Next to overflowing trash bins and piles of yard waste in Northwest Jacksonville are recycling bins that residents say have yet to be picked up by the city.Ĭlifton Sanders lives in Northwest Jacksonville and says his street’s pickup has been delayed for weeks. But, by the end of the month, another company, Meridian, will take over. Right now, Republic Services picks up the recycling bins in Northwest Jacksonville and across parts of the Northside and Arlington. The city of Jacksonville is about to bring in a new company to handle trash and recycling in some parts of Jacksonville. ![]() ![]() – Problems with trash pickup are making it harder for thousands of people around Northeast Florida to go green with curbside recycling. ![]()
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