The City of Casper Solid Waste Division announced that there will be no residential trash pickup until Monday, April 10, as street conditions and snow pileup have caused damage to garbage trucks.

Because garbage collection is an essential service to a healthy, functioning community, City of Casper trash collection rarely misses pickup days, working nearly every holiday and through most inclement weather. Trucks attempted to continue pickup Tuesday and Wednesday through the latest record-breaking snowstorm. However, many trucks got stuck in snow and some were even damaged as they attempted to follow collection routes.

Residential routes are significantly more difficult to access since they are in neighborhoods that have not been plowed, while commercial routes are along the busiest primary streets that have been cleared. As a result, most commercial trash collection will continue throughout the week, while residential services have been suspended until Monday.

“Our commitment to service has always paid off in the past, but Mother Nature got the best of us this time,” Solid Waste Manager Cindie Langston said. In more than 26 years with the City, Langston said the City has never had to delay trash collection for this long. “This record-breaking storm has broken a City trash record, as well,” she said.

Trucks that attempted to collect garbage broke chains and wheel wells and suffered other damage, so there is no possibility of any residential trash collection at this time. “We sympathize with families who have been stuck at home this week, but unfortunately, right now, we simply cannot get to your trash,” Langston said.  

Beginning next week, residential garbage will be picked up on your regularly scheduled trash day. There will be no delayed routing schedules.