{"id":265616,"date":"2025-09-30T04:36:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T04:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/265616\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T04:36:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T04:36:12","slug":"city-says-relief-coming-in-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/265616\/","title":{"rendered":"City says relief coming in November"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOUSTON<\/strong> \u2013 Houston\u2019s trash problem is piling higher each day. Residents across the city continue reaching out to 2 Helps You, saying they aren\u2019t getting their trash picked up and aren\u2019t seeing relief. The City says it\u2019s working on it.<\/p>\n

In neighborhoods like Melrose Park, residents say heavy trash has been sitting curbside for months.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s horrible looking,\u201d one resident said. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis has been the pits,\u201d added another.<\/p>\n

Neighbors told KPRC 2 their trash has been left out for nearly two to three months despite repeated calls to 311 and 411.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll the trash piling up, and then we\u2019re a flood district as well,\u201d said Luci Ramos, a Melrose Park resident. \u201cIt just goes all over the street with just a little bit of rain.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ramos explained, \u201cThey\u2019re putting us on the back burner, basically. They don\u2019t have to live here, so it just feels like they don\u2019t care.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new director of Houston\u2019s Solid Waste Department declined our interview request, but the department responded to our questions in writing.<\/p>\n

City officials admit the biggest challenge is the city\u2019s aging fleet of garbage trucks. While nine trucks have been added recently, frequent breakdowns continue to slow service.<\/p>\n