By Jason Blasiola, Superintendent of Streets and Sanitation
March 31, 2020
We at the City of Sheboygan Department of Public Works always strive to improve the quality of life for our residents. You’ve likely heard that garbage and recycling carts are on their way. These carts, and the transition to automated garbage and recycling, are part of our initiative to make Sheboygan safer, cleaner, and greener!
The city’s garbage and recycling carts have arrived at our facility and are being assembled. We have a total of 36,500 carts that we’re getting ready to deliver to your homes beginning on April 6, 2020. Click HERE to view a map of the delivery dates.
Crews will begin on the Southside and work their way North. It will take approximately three weeks to deliver all the carts. Please do not use your cart until the week of May 4, 2020.
The assembly crew is taking every precaution while assembling the carts and getting them ready for delivery. You should handle your new cart like all other packages and mail that is being delivered to your home during this extraordinary time.
The safety of our employees and especially our sanitation workers during this time is of great importance. The new system will significantly reduce the number of times our employees have to touch with their hands the garbage and recycling. The reduction of manually handling trash and recycling and therefore increasing worker safety played an essential role in our decision to continue with the delivery of the new garbage and recycling carts.
The Department of Public Works will be updating SheboyganDPW.com with the delivery schedule as the carts start to roll out on April 6, 2020. With your carts, you’ll be receiving important information about your recycling schedule and how to recycle properly. You can find more recycling resources on sheboygandpw.com/garbage-and-recycling.
Through this unprecedented time, DPW is still providing our essential services, including the launch of our automated garbage and recycling program. We encourage you to follow us on our social media platforms and visit SheboyganDPW.com to get important updates on the program’s timeline.
We’re here to help make this transition as easy as possible – thank you for helping us make Sheboygan safer, cleaner, and greener.