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Here's information on how storm debris will be collected in cities around Hampton Roads:
Norfolk
The city has added a fifth debris and bulk-waste drop-off site for residents cleaning up from last week’s nor'easter. It will open Wednesday at East Ocean View Avenue and Shore Drive, on the east side of the Ship’s Cabin restaurant.
The five sites will operate from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sunday.
Regular curbside trash and recycling collection also has resumed. Through mid-December there will be no quantity limits, and bulk-waste pickups don’t have to be scheduled ahead of time.
For more information, call the Division of Waste Management at (757) 441-5813.
Click here for details.
Portsmouth
Residents may set out bulk and brush debris. The city will collect bulk and brush piles on normal trash collection days for all neighborhoods. Residents should have piles at the curb by 7 a.m. on their collection day.
Bulk items should be in one pile, brush in another. Bulk piles may include such items as furniture, tires and appliances. Brush piles may include debris from trees and bricks, mortar and concrete.
The city has arranged with SPSA to collect hazardous household wastes for residents Wednesday and Thursday at the Waste to Energy Plant, 4 Victory Blvd. Items including paint, pesticides, batteries, bleach and insecticides can be dropped off between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
For more information, call (757) 393-8120, ext. 7363, 7385 or 7316.
Suffolk
Beginning Wednesday, residents may leave storm debris measuring 16 cubic yards or less for pickup at the roadside on their regular trash collection days.
The Department of Public Works will pick up bulk and brush piles for free, according to a news release from the city. Debris should be put out no later than 7 a.m. on collection days.
Debris measuring 16 cubic yards or less that isn’t from the storm will also be picked up for free for residents who take part in community cleanups until Nov. 30.
After that, pickup of piles 9 to 16 cubic yards will cost $50. Debris smaller than that will be free, according to the city.
For more information, call Public Works at (757) 514-7630.
Virginia Beach
Residents may place yard debris curbside for collection, according to the city's Web site: Tree limbs should be no more than 4 feet long and 6 inches in diameter and should be in piles no bigger than 4 by 4 by 4 feet. Smaller debris should be bagged in tied, clear plastic bags no heavier than 25 pounds per bag. A work order is not required for curbside yard waste collection.
Tree removal debris is not collected at curbside, but residents may request that it be collected through the Yard Debris Container Program. Call (757) 385-4650.
Chesapeake
Chesapeake Public Works Director Eric Martin said the city had no special debris drop-off sites. The city will collect trash and debris on regular collection days.
The city is going into some flooded neighborhoods with grapple trucks to help remove debris.
For more information, call 382-CITY.
Hampton
Solid Waste is asking residents with storm debris to place it curbside for regular collection day.
For questions, contact the 311 call center by dialing 311 or (757) 727-8311. You can get information or request a service seven days a week from a live person.
Newport News
From the city's Web site: Due to inclement weather, all solid waste collections, garbage, recycling and bulk waste have been adjusted for the week of Nov. 16.
Collections regularly scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 12, will take place on Monday. All regularly scheduled collections for this week will be delayed one day – Monday's collections will take place on Tuesday, Tuesday's on Wednesday, Wednesday's on Thursday, and Thursday's on Friday.
Please do not place carts curbside until your collection day. For questions on solid waste, debris and stormwater issues, call the Public Works Call Center at (757) 269-2700.
Pilot writers Patrick Wilson, Matthew Bowers, Kristin Davis, Dave Forster and Mike Saewitz contributed to this report.
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Give me a break Suffolk
FREE? That's a joke, we pay for trash pick up through out taxes, we were paying for bulk refuse pick up through our taxes BEFORE you initiated the fee per load charges that you have recently announced you were now tossing out because you realized what a dumb idea it was.
"The Department of Public Works will pick up bulk and brush piles for free, according to a news release from the city. Debris should be put out no later than 7 a.m. on collection days.
Debris measuring 16 cubic yards or less that isn’t from the storm will also be picked up for free for residents who take part in community cleanups until Nov. 30."
Where is Chesapeake?? Tucked
Where is Chesapeake?? Tucked quitely in bed until this blows over too??
Portsmouth????
Kind of funny that Portsmouth was declared a state of emergency and none of the city workers could come in to do anything about flooding or clean up until Monday. That would be because the city did not want to pay its workers any overtime. Real smart, have no one come in while some of us were flooded and had to work with no resources to help out. I hope FEMA does not give the city anything, maybe the residents and businesses but the city should not get a dime. Besides, what did they do, not a thing!!!Citizens of Portsmouth, just know that when election time comes, your city council and mayor was home living it up on the couch while you all suffered during an emergency.....Do not be fooled when I say there was no help, I know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BTW
And BTW, some of us came in and didn't GET any OT! I thought you boys were supposed to adapt and overcome!
SWAT
Get over yourself. Some of us DID come in and we spent many hours doing our job. Quit whining, Rambo!
Overtime?
Why should the city pay overtime to it's employees because you weren't prepared? I bought a house on high ground, and have decent insurance and a standby generator. I pay my taxes and I'm happy the money isn't wasted on paying overtime for your "emergencies", because you planned poorly.
betcha
you'll be singing a different tune if the wind were to blow your roof off, God forbid! Must be nice to be as smart as you (think you) are.......
Being self reliant has
Being self reliant has nothing to do with me thinking I'm smarter than someone else. If my roof was damaged I'd be calling my insurance, a contractor, and writing a check for the deductible. I wouldn't have my hand out waiting on the city to help me. How hard is that to understand?
Virginia Beach too!!!
I'd just like to send a "WELL DONE" to the city workers in VA Beach. You guys all do a great job. From Garbage removal to Storm Drain Management. A few weeks ago I called about the teens in my neighborhood throwing empty plastic drink bottles into the storm drains. The city got right on it and cleaned them up. As a direct result, my street didn't have anywhere near the flooding it normally does. The downed trees were taken care of promptly and streets were cleared quickly.
Thanks again for all your hard work throughout the year. It is an unappreciated task you do.
DEBRIS REMOVAL - VA BEACH
What a joke!! This is nothing out of the ordinary for the city. They are doing absolutely nothing to assist the homeowners with debris removal. The yard waste containers are mentioned in the article, however, it fails to mention that there is at least a $25 day fee for the container.
Other cities in Hampton Roads do right by their citizens and residents. Once again Virginia Beach has proven they don't really care.