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WEATHER ALERT: SECURE YOUR CARTS

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 25, 2017

City of Houston 

  
Harry J. Hayes, Director
For more information, please contact:
City of Houston Solid Waste Management
 Sylvester Turner, Mayor

Irma Reyes, Public Information Officer
(832) 393-0475 office 
irma.reyes@houstontx.gov 

Tyra Wilkins
(832) 393-0448 office
tyra.wilkins@houstontx.gov 
   

Houston, Texas, August 25, 2017: As a precaution of Hurricane Harvey, the City of Houston’s Solid Waste Management Department’s (SWMD) is closely monitoring the weather today and through the weekend.

In anticipation of the severity of the approaching storm, please secure your City of Houston GREEN and BLACK carts. Store carts in a safe place and or securely tie them down from the possible impact of high winds and or probable flooding.

For more information about the City of Houston Solid Waste Management Department and its services, residents may check online at www.houstonsolidwaste.org, like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/houstonsolidwaste, follow us on twitter @houstontrash or call 3-1-1, the City of Houston’s Customer Service Helpline.

ABOUT HOUSTON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

The Solid Waste Management Department (SWMD) provides solid waste services to the citizens of Houston through the collection, disposal and recycling of discarded material in a manner that is safe, efficient, environmentally sound and cost-effective.