{"id":211507,"date":"2025-09-09T00:51:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T00:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/211507\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T00:51:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T00:51:14","slug":"city-organizes-special-pickup-for-replacement-garbage-containers-city-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/211507\/","title":{"rendered":"City organizes special pickup for replacement garbage containers | City Government"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mayor John Whitmire has directed the City of Houston Solid Waste Management Department (SWMD) to launch \u201cCan Blitz,\u201d a new program designed to provide residents faster and more convenient access to new or replacement trash cans (black bins).<\/p>\n

Can Blitz will launched on Sept. 5\u00a0and will operate going forward Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with additional hours on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at three convenient locations across the city.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The program is part of Mayor Whitmire\u2019s commitment to provide residents with more flexible service options by allowing them to pick up containers directly rather than wait for scheduled delivery. Through this program, residents can exchange damaged cans for a new one or obtain a first-time container for a new home.<\/p>\n

\u201cUntil I appointed a new director in Solid Waste, we had no idea of the magnitude of the challenges people faced to get a new container. Director Larius Hassen has put in operational efficiencies from top to bottom, and he is implementing the improvements I asked him to make,\u201d said Whitmire. \u201cThe department has experienced a significant surge in requests to replace\u00a0damaged or missing containers and from residents moving into new subdivisions and homes under construction.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over the last month, approximately 1,596 new homes were added to the system, and an additional 7,080 homes in various stages of construction are expected to come online soon, further increasing demand.<\/p>\n

Can Blitz<\/strong>\u00a0Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday \u2013 Friday, 8 a.m. \u2013 4 p.m.<\/p>\n

Saturday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month.<\/p>\n

Three Convenient Pickup Locations:<\/strong><\/p>\n

What to Bring:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. A copy of your water bill (for address verification)<\/li>\n
  2. Your 311 Service Request (SR) number<\/li>\n
  3. If replacing a can, please bring the\u00a0damaged\u00a0<\/strong>one to receive your replacement
    *Note: Add-A-Can is not eligible for pick up as part of this service.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u201cAs we evaluate ways to improve operations, I want residents to know that waiting weeks for a garbage container is unacceptable, and we are taking steps to resolve it,\u201d said SWMD Director Larius Hassen.\u00a0<\/p>\n

    For residents who are unable to pick up their can, delivery will continue through the regular 311 service request process.<\/p>\n

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    (Image courtesy of Houston City Council Member Amy Peck’s Office)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mayor John Whitmire has directed the City of Houston Solid Waste Management Department (SWMD) to launch \u201cCan Blitz,\u201d…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":211508,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5130],"tags":[84222,4345,358,3187],"class_list":{"0":"post-211507","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-city_government","9":"tag-houston","10":"tag-texas","11":"tag-tx"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115171602390431891","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211507\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/211508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}