Thursday customers asked to put out all garbage, yard waste and recycling.

Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is asking its Thursday customers to put out their regularly-scheduled garbage, yard waste and recycling for collection, despite a strike by Teamsters Local 174 garbage and yard waste drivers.

Those customers whose collections were missed today – Wednesday – are asked to put all of their garbage, yard waste and recycling out on their next regular collection day.

Waste Management services approximately 18,000 residential customers on Thursdays in the following approximate areas none of them in West Seattle:

— W. of I-5 to the Sound, between N. 145th St. and N. 105th St.

— Between I-5 and SR99 from N. 85th St to Northgate Way

— S. of I-90 to S. Orcas St; from Beacon Ave. S. to Lake Washington.

View a detailed map of the affected area.

Members of Teamsters Local 174 went on strike after contract negotiations with Waste Management reached a deadlock.
Waste Management’s collection contract with Seattle covers only about half of the city’s solid waste customers, in portions of northwest and south Seattle. Drivers in other areas of Seattle are covered by separate labor agreements and are not part of the current negotiations. Customers in those areas should continue to put all of their garbage and yard waste out on their regular collection day.

“The City of Seattle is not part of the negotiations between Waste Management and the Teamsters; however, we are disappointed that the two parties were not able to reach an agreement and hope they continue good faith negotiations toward a speedy and successful outcome,” Tim Croll, Seattle Public Utilities, Director of Solid Waste said.

“We intend to hold Waste Management accountable for the provisions of their contract and we expect Waste Management to honor its collection contract, regardless of its dispute with the Teamsters,” Croll said.

SPU will provide updates as needed. Customers with solid waste service problems may call the Call Center at (206) 684-3000.

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