Christmas Holiday Collection Schedule: 12/22/25 to 12/26/25

Please note after evaluating the weather conditions, we will be closed for today, Tuesday 2/24/26 due to the inclement weather. Recovery collection for residential routes and community collection scheduled for today will be your next scheduled collection day, Friday: February 27, 2026. Please understand that this is not an easy decision, and we have to take a lot of different factors into consideration. We also have to make sure that our crews and trucks are able to operate safely as well. This will give time for side streets and driveways to be cleared up and cleared. Friday, February 27, 2026, will be treated as a double day/make up day collection. All 1x per week customers will be collected on that day as well as normal. Our office is closed today due to the inclement weather. If you are a residential customer or a community, your recovery collection will be on your next scheduled collection day, Friday (2-27-2026). This includes if you have a 1x per week collection as well. If you have a driveway service or commercial service, please make sure that there is a clear path to your container(s). Driveways or parking lots that are not shoveled, plowed, or iced create more risk and issues to perform collection safely/correctly. Commercial services: please make sure your gated areas are not plowed in and regularly accessible to open and close properly. The commercial containers are metal, with colder temperatures, rain, ice, or snow could make your solid waste freeze inside the container. Road conditions and side streets. There could be some Roads and side streets hard for the trucks to drive down. Depending on Inclines/declines or if they need to back into the street. Yes, the trucks are larger than personal vehicles. But that does not mean they handle snow and ice better. All drivers we entrust to use their best judgement and thoughtful decision making. If you have Christmas trees or bulk schedule for collection , understand that they can't be buried under ice or snow. That could affect collection. We normally do not delay start times for collections in inclement weather situations normally. Inclement Weather: (Last updated Monday, 2/23/2026, at 9:48pm) Operations are closed today Tuesday, 2-24-2026 Recovery Residential collection for today will be your next scheduled collection day, Friday (2-27-2026)

Please note after evaluating the weather conditions, we will be closed for today, Monday 2/23/26 due to the inclement weather. Recovery collection for residential routes and community collection scheduled for today will be your next scheduled collection day, Thursday: February 26, 2026. Please understand that this is not an easy decision, and we have to take a lot of different factors into consideration. We also have to make sure that our crews and trucks are able to operate safely as well. This will give time for side streets and driveways to be cleared up and cleared. Thursday, February 26, 2026, will be treated as a double day/make up day collection. All 1x per week customers will be collected on that day as well as normal. Our office is closed today due to the inclement weather. If you are a residential customer or a community, your recovery collection will be on your next scheduled collection day, Thursday (2-26-2026). This includes if you have a 1x per week collection as well. If you have a driveway service or commercial service, please make sure that there is a clear path to your container(s). Driveways or parking lots that are not shoveled, plowed, or iced create more risk and issues to perform collection safely/correctly. Commercial services: please make sure your gated areas are not plowed in and regularly accessible to open and close properly. The commercial containers are metal, with colder temperatures, rain, ice, or snow could make your solid waste freeze inside the container. Road conditions and side streets. There could be some Roads and side streets hard for the trucks to drive down. Depending on Inclines/declines or if they need to back into the street. Yes, the trucks are larger than personal vehicles. But that does not mean they handle snow and ice better. All drivers we entrust to use their best judgement and thoughtful decision making. If you have Christmas trees or bulk schedule for collection , understand that they can't be buried under ice or snow. That could affect collection. We normally do not delay start times for collections in inclement weather situations normally. Inclement Weather: (Last updated Sunday, 2/22/2026, at 10:00pm) Operations are closed today Monday, 2-23-2026 Recovery Residential collection for today will be your next scheduled collection day, Thursday (2-26-2026)

Holiday Collection Schedule 2026 Please note when reviewing our Holiday Collection Schedule for 2026, the information below is only for Holidays our operation is closed. New Years Day: Thursday, January 1, 2026 Memorial Day : Monday, May 25, 2026 Labor Day: Monday, September 7, 2026 Thanksgiving: Thursday, November 26, 2026 Christmas Day: Friday, December 25, 2026 Holiday collection information for when our operation is closed for the above six (5) holidays: New Years Day: Thursday, January 1, 2026 Residential Holiday Collection Schedule for week of 12/29/2025 to 1/2/2026 and 1/5/2026 (Following Monday) Residential Customers under a Monday and Thursday collection schedule are affected. Closed for observance of Holiday: Thursday, January 1, 2026 Double Day Collection on Monday, January 5, 2026 All residential customers will receive collection on the Double Day Collection. Maple Run, The Barons, and Beau Ridge Communities please reach out to your management company for an altered collection schedule. All residential customers that are under a normal collection schedule of Tuesday and Friday or Tuesday Only are not affected by this Holiday. You will be under a normal collection schedule. Memorial Day: Monday, May 25, 2026 Residential Holiday Collection Schedule for week of 5/25/2026 to 5/29/2026 Residential Customers under a Monday and Thursday or Monday Only collection schedule are affected. Closed for observance of Holiday: Monday, May 25, 2026. Double Day Collection on Thursday, May 28, 2025. All residential customers will receive collection on the Double Day Collection. 1x per Curbside collection will be collected on this day as well. Maple Run, The Barons, and Beau Ridge Communities please reach out to your management company for an altered collection schedule. All residential customers that are under a normal collection schedule of Tuesday and Friday or Tuesday Only are not affected by this Holiday. You will be under a normal collection schedule. Labor Day: Monday, September 7, 2026 Residential Holiday Collection Schedule for week of 9/7/2026 to 9/11/2026 Residential Customers under a Monday and Thursday or Monday Only collection schedule are affected. Closed for observance of Holiday: Monday, September 7, 2026. Double Day Collection on Thursday, September 10, 2026. All residential customers will receive collection on the Double Day Collection. 1x per Curbside collection will be collected on this day as well. Maple Run, The Barons, and Beau Ridge Communities please reach out to your management company for an altered collection schedule. All residential customers that are under a normal collection schedule of Tuesday and Friday or Tuesday Only are not affected by this Holiday. You will be under a normal collection schedule. Thanksgiving: Thursday, November 26, 2026 Residential Holiday Collection Schedule for week of 11/23/2026 to 11/27/2026 and 11/30/2026 (Following Monday) Residential Customers under a Monday and Thursday collection schedule are affected. Closed for observance of Holiday: Thursday, November 26, 2026. Double Day Collection on Monday, November 30, 2026. All residential customers will receive collection on the Double Day Collection. Maple Run, The Barons, and Beau Ridge Communities please reach out to your management company for an altered collection schedule. All residential customers that are under a normal collection schedule of Tuesday and Friday or Tuesday Only are not affected by this Holiday. You will be under a normal collection schedule. Christmas Day: Friday, December 25, 2026 Residential Holiday Collection Schedule for week of 12/21/2026 to 12/25/2026 and 12/29/2026 (Following Tuesday) Residential Customers under a Tuesday and Friday collection schedule are affected. Closed for observance of Holiday: Friday, December 25, 2026 Double Day Collection on Tuesday, December 29, 2026 All residential customers will receive collection on the Double Day Collection. Polo Club, Four Oaks, and Stone Edge Communities please reach out to your management company for an altered collection schedule. All residential customers that are under a normal collection schedule of Monday and Thursday or Monday Only are not affected by this Holiday. You will be under a normal collection schedule. Note the following reminders for when we are under this type of collection schedule: If your regular collection falls on any of these holidays, we will be performing a double collection on your next regular schedule collection day. Double Day Collection means we will be collected all the household solid waste for that week. Customers who have 2x per week collection and are affected by the Holiday: We will collect all your regular household solid waste on the double day. If you have more household solid waste because of the Holiday, please make sure the extra is bagged and either placed next to your container or in a separate container for collection on the Double Day. Customers who have 1x per week collection and are affected by the Holiday: If your normal collection schedule is on always on Mondays. You will be collected on that Double Day Collection as well. If your normal collection schedule is on always on Tuesdays. You will be collected on that Double Day Collection as well. It is very important to have your container(s) at the curb or driveway the night before your collection day to ensure collection. On the five (5) Double Day Collection this year, no bulk collection will be scheduled/collected. It will be scheduled for collection on a different date. Please know this schedule link is posted all year in the following areas of our website. Our Footer of our website Our Residential Section Tab Our News and Updates Section Tab Also, the week before and week of the Holiday, the Holiday Collection Schedule is posted also on our Home Page in the top row area. We appreciate your business and allowing us to service your home, community, and business. Thank you for your time and attention.

Holiday Collection and Operation Schedule for New Years Day week (12-29-2025 to 1-2-2026) Hope this message finds you well. This post is a reminder of the Holiday collection and operation schedule for New Years Day. Pinto Brothers Disposal operations will be closed Thursday, January 1, 2026 , in observance of New Years Day. Residential customers: -If Thursday is your normal scheduled collection day, Monday 1-5-2026 , will be the makeup/ double day collection. -If Friday is your normal scheduled collection day, you are under a normal collection schedule . Communities: If you live in one of the following communities below, please note you are under a different holiday collection schedule. Your collection will be performed on Friday morning, 1-2-2026. ( Maple Run - Rolling Hills at Basking Ridge, The Barons at Basking Ridge, and Beau Ridge at Holmdel) Full holiday collection and operation schedule: Monday: (12-29-2025): - Office is under normal hours of operations. - Normal Residential Collection Schedule. Double Day/Makeup Holiday Collection for Christmas Day - Normal Commercial Collection Schedule Tuesday: (12-30-2025): - Office is under normal hours of operations. - Normal Residential Collection Schedule - Normal Commercial Collection Schedule Wednesday: (12-31-2025): - Office will be closed early at 11:00am. - Normal Residential Collection Schedule - Normal Commercial Collection Schedule Thursday: (1-1-2026): - Office and operations are closed in observance of New Years Day. - Residential Collection for those customers will be Monday, 1-5-2026, Double Day Collection Friday: (1-2-2026): - Office is under normal hours of operations. - Normal Residential Collection Schedule (Maple Run, The Barons, and Beau Ridge communities will be receiving collection as well) - Normal Commercial Collection Schedule Residential Collection reminders for Friday (1-2-2026) and Monday (1-5-2026): - Household solid waste should be placed outside the night before to ensure collection - Please have all household trash is bagged and placed inside your container - Any items outside your container or Bulk collection needs to be scheduled with the office before putting out. - Recycling collection is performed by your township. - Your collection time will be different than normal, please be patient as the crews go through the routes. If you are interested in a different service package than you have now, please give us a call at 908-561-8231 or email us at pintobros.llc@gmail.com. We are also running a residential referral program for our current customers. Refer us to your neighbors, family, friends, co-workers and upon them becoming a new residential customer to Pinto Brothers, we will give you (1) Free month of service. Thank you so much for your time. We appreciate your business and allowing us to service your home. From our family to yours, we hope you have a pleasant and relaxing New Years. Safe Travels and have a nice day. Pinto Brothers Disposal

Holiday Collection Schedule 2025 Please know this schedule link is posted all year in the following areas of our website. Our Footer of our website Our Residential Section Tab Our News and Updates Section Tab Please note when reviewing our Holiday Collection Schedule for 2025, the information below is only for Holidays our operation is closed. New Years Day: Wednesday, January 1, 2025 Memorial Day: Monday, May 26, 2025 Independence Day: Friday, July 4, 2025 Labor Day: Monday, September 1, 2025 Thanksgiving: Thursday, November 27, 2025 Christmas Day: Thursday. December 25, 2025 Holiday collection information for when our operation is closed for the above six (6) holidays: New Years Day: Wednesday, January 1, 2025 Residential Holiday Collection Schedule for week of 1/1/2024 to 1/5/2024 Not residential customers are affected by the New Years Day holiday this year. All residential customers will be under a normal collection schedule. Closed for observance of Holiday: Wednesday, January 1,2025 Beau Ridge Communities for recycling collection please reach out to your management company for an altered collection schedule. Memorial Day: Monday, May 26, 2025 Residential Holiday Collection Schedule for week of 5/26/2025 to 5/30/2025 Residential Customers under a Monday and Thursday or Monday Only collection schedule are affected. Closed for observance of Holiday: Monday, May 26, 2025. Double Day Collection on Thursday, May 29, 2025. All residential customers will receive collection on the Double Day Collection. 1x per Curbside collection will be collected on this day as well. Maple Run, The Barons, and Beau Ridge Communities please reach out to your management company for an altered collection schedule. All residential customers that are under a normal collection schedule of Tuesday and Friday or Tuesday Only are not affected by this Holiday. You will be under a normal collection schedule. Independence Day: Friday, July 4, 2025 Residential Holiday Collection Schedule for week of 6/30/2025 to 7/4/2025 and 7/7/2025 to 7/11/2025 Residential Customers under a Tuesday and Friday collection schedule are affected. Closed for observance of Holiday: Friday, July 4, 2025. Double Day Collection on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. All residential customers will receive collection on the Double Day Collection. Polo Club, Four Oaks, Stone Edge, Bridge Park Terrace, Park Gate, and Enclave Communities please reach out to your management company for an altered collection schedule. All residential customers that are under a normal collection schedule of Monday and Thursday or Tuesday Only are not affected by this Holiday. You will be under a normal collection schedule. Labor Day: Monday, September 1, 2025 Residential Holiday Collection Schedule for week of 9/1/2025 to 9/5/2025 Residential Customers under a Monday and Thursday or Monday Only collection schedule are affected. Closed for observance of Holiday: Monday, September 1, 2025. Double Day Collection on Thursday, September 5, 2025. All residential customers will receive collection on the Double Day Collection. 1x per Curbside collection will be collected on this day as well. Maple Run, The Barons, and Beau Ridge Communities please reach out to your management company for an altered collection schedule. All residential customers that are under a normal collection schedule of Tuesday and Friday or Tuesday Only are not affected by this Holiday. You will be under a normal collection schedule. Thanksgiving: Thursday, November 27, 2025 Residential Holiday Collection Schedule for week of 11/24/2025 to 11/28/2024 and 12/1/2025 Residential Customers under a Monday and Thursday collection schedule are affected. Closed for observance of Holiday: Thursday, November 27, 2025. Double Day Collection on Monday, December 1, 2025. All residential customers will receive collection on the Double Day Collection. Maple Run, The Barons, and Beau Ridge Communities please reach out to your management company for an altered collection schedule. All residential customers that are under a normal collection schedule of Tuesday and Friday or Tuesday Only are not affected by this Holiday. You will be under a normal collection schedule. Christmas Day: Wednesday, December 25, 2024 Residential Holiday Collection Schedule for week of 12/22/2025 to 12/25/2025 and 12/29/2025 Residential Customers under a Monday and Thursday collection schedule are affected. Closed for observance of Holiday: Thursday, November 27, 2025. Double Day Collection on Monday, December 29, 2025. All residential customers will receive collection on the Double Day Collection. Maple Run, The Barons, and Beau Ridge Communities please reach out to your management company for an altered collection schedule. All residential customers that are under a normal collection schedule of Tuesday and Friday or Tuesday Only are not affected by this Holiday. You will be under a normal collection schedule. Note the following reminders for when we are under this type of collection schedule: If your regular collection falls on any of these holidays, we will be performing a double collection on your next regular schedule collection day. Double Day Collection means we will be collected all the household solid waste for that week. Customers who have 2x per week collection and are affected by the Holiday: We will collect all your regular household solid waste on the double day. If you have more household solid waste because of the Holiday, please make sure the extra is bagged and either placed next to your container or in a separate container for collection on the Double Day. Customers who have 1x per week collection and are affected by the Holiday: Your normal collection schedule is on always on Mondays. You will be collected on that Double Day Collection as well. It is very important to have your container(s) at the curb or driveway the night before your collection day to ensure collection. On the five (5) Double Day Collection this year, no bulk collection will be scheduled/collected. It will scheduled for collection on a different date. Please know this schedule link is posted all year in the following areas of our website. Our Footer of our website Our Residential Section Tab Our News and Updates Section Tab Also, the week before and week of the Holiday, the Holiday Collection Schedule is posted also on our Home Page in the top row area. We appreciate your business and allowing us to service your home, community, and business. Thank you for your time and attention.

Holiday Collection and Operation Schedule for Thanksgiving week (11-25-2024 to 11-29-2024) Hope this message finds you well. This post is a reminder of the Holiday collection and operation schedule for Thanksgiving week. Pinto Brothers Disposal operations will be closed Thursday, November 28, 2024, in observance of Thanksgiving. Residential customers: -If Thursday is your normal scheduled collection day, Monday 12-2-2024, will be the makeup/ double day collection . -If Friday is your normal scheduled collection day, you are under a normal collection schedule. Communities: If you live in one of the following communities below, please note you are under a different holiday collection schedule. Your collection will be performed on Friday morning, 11-29-2024. - Maple Run - Rolling Hills at Basking Ridge - The Barons at Basking Ridge Commercial customers: You are under a normal collection schedule for this week. Full holiday collection and operation schedule: Monday: (11-25-2024): - Office is under normal hours of operations. - Normal Residential Collection Schedule - Normal Commercial Collection Schedule Tuesday: (11-26-2024): - Office is under normal hours of operations. - Normal Residential Collection Schedule - Normal Commercial Collection Schedule Wednesday: (11-27-2024): - Office will be closed early at 12:00pm. - Normal Residential Collection Schedule - Normal Commercial Collection Schedule Thursday: (11-28-2024): - Office and operations are closed in observance of Thanksgiving - Residential Collection for those customers will be Monday, 12-2-2024, Double Day Collection - Normal Commercial Collection Schedule Friday: (11-29-2024): Office is under normal hours of operations. - Normal Residential Collection Schedule (Maple Run, and The Barons communities will be receiving collection as well) - Normal Commercial Collection Schedule Residential Collection reminders for Friday (11-29-2024) and Monday (12-2-2024): - Household solid waste should be placed outside the night before to ensure collection - Please have all household trash is bagged and placed inside your container - Any items outside your container or Bulk collection needs to be scheduled with the office before putting out. - Recycling collection is performed by your township. - Your collection time will be different than normal, please be patient as the crews go through the routes. If you are interested in a different service package than you have now, please give us a call at 908-561-8231 or email us at pintobros.llc@gmail.com. We are also running a residential referral program for our current customers. Refer us to your neighbors, family, friends, co-workers and upon them becoming a new residential customer to Pinto Brothers, we will give you (1) Free month of service. Thank you so much for your time. We appreciate your business and allowing us to service your home. From our family to yours, we hope you have a pleasant and relaxing Thanksgiving. Safe Travels and have a nice day. Pinto Brothers Disposal

Holiday Collection Schedule for Memorial Day We hope this message finds you well. This post is a reminder of our Holiday schedule as Memorial Day approaches on Monday, May 27, 2024.. Monday (May 27th): Office and operations are closed in observance of Memorial Day. Residential Collection for those customers will be on Thursday, May 30th, Double day Collection. All 1x curbside Monday only customers will be collected on Thursday as well. Tuesday (May 28th): Office and operations are under normal hours of operations. Normal Tuesday residential collection schedule Normal Tuesday commercial collection schedule Beau Ridge, Maple Run, and The Barons communities will be receiving collection as well Wednesday (May 29th): Office and operations are under normal hours of operations. Normal residential collection schedule Normal commercial collection schedule Thursday (May 30th): Holiday make-up collection/ Double day collection for all Monday Residential Customers. Double Day collection for all residential customers from Memorial Day Normal commercial collection schedule Friday (May 31th): Office and operations are under normal hours of operations. Normal residential collection schedule Normal commercial collection schedule Operations at Pinto Brothers Disposal will be closed for Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, 2024. Residential customers that normally have collection performed on Mondays, there will be no collection due to the holiday. Thursday, May 27th, will be the next collection day for all 1x and 2x per week residential customers. Please make sure for Thursday, May 27th, collection your trash is out the night before on Thursday morning. Any extra bagged solid waste you have out for collection on Thursday, the drivers will make sure to clean up. No bulk collection will be scheduled for collection on this day. Please note due to the double day on Thursday, May 30th, your collection time will be different than normal, please be patient as the drivers go through the routes. Attention residential customers in the following communities: Beau Ridge at Holmdel, Rolling Hills at Maple Run, and the Barons at Basking Ridge please note due to the Holiday on Monday, May 28th, your make-up collection day will be on Tuesday, May 30th. Please make sure to have your solid waste out the night before for Tuesday collection. Residential customers that have collection on Tuesday/Friday or Tuesday’s only you will be on a normal collection schedule for the Memorial Day collection week. Please remember a few general guidelines on normal collection: Household solid waste should be placed outside the night before to ensure collection. Please have all household trash bagged and placed inside of your container. Any items outside your container or Bulk collection needs to be scheduled with the office before putting out. Recycling collection should be performed by your township. Please visit our Local Township Recycling Page for more information. Link: Local Recycling Information (pintobrothersdisposal.com) Compostable and most electrics items also have their own programs in New Jersey as well. Please view the following links to see what your township/electrical company offers and how to compost at home.   Recycling Program: South Plainfield   Recycling Collection (edisonnj.org)   Recycling & Solid Waste Management | Somerset County   Energy Star Rebates for Home Appliances & Products - PSE&G (pseg.com)   Composting at Home (pintobrothersdisposal.com) Construction materials, dirt, concrete, paint, oil, and demo projects are not acceptable bulk items. Please visit our Frequently Asked Questions section on our Residential page for more information: Residential Disposals | Trash Pickup | South Plainfield, NJ (pintobrothersdisposal.com) If you are interested in a different residential service package than you have now, please give reach our to us at 908-561-8231 or email us at pintobros.llc@gmail.com We are also running a residential referral program for our current customers. Refer us to your neighbors, family, friends, co-workers and upon them becoming a new residential customer to Pinto Brothers, we will give you 1 Free month of service. Thank you so much for your time. We appreciate your business and allowing us to service your home. From our family to yours, we hope you have a pleasant and relaxing Memorial Day weekend. Stay safe and have a nice day. Pinto Brothers Disposal

Inclement Weather: (Last updated Tuesday, 2/13/2024, at 6:40 AM) Operations are closed today Tuesday, 2-13-2024 Please note after sending our crews out for collection this morning and evaluating conditions, we pulled our crews in. Understand that this is not an easy decision to make, and we need to take different factors into consideration. Recovery collection for today will be your next scheduled collection day, Friday (2-16-2024) (*If you have 1x per week collection, you will be collected on Friday, 2-16-2024 as well) Reminders for Inclement Weather: When there is a potential of inclement weather, we do not make any decisions about our collection schedule until that morning of the collection day. When we are evaluating inclement weather, we have to take a few different factors into account. How the current weather pattern at that time is performing How are the current road conditions Have the transfer station/Landfills change there operation times Any Local and/or State announcements Most importantly the safely of our drivers and crews If tomorrow morning everything is okay, our drivers/crews will start to perform our regular collection schedule. If any time after that point the inclement weather starts after the drivers/crews start their routes. We will start to evaluate the intensity of the storm, road conditions, driver/crew feed back, and other items. If at any time during collection tomorrow we see conditions increasingly getting poor, we could potentially pull our drivers/crews over the roads for safety concerns. If tomorrow morning, the inclement weather starts earlier than reports. We will evaluate the intensity of the storm, road conditions and other items before sending our drivers/crews out. If either situation above is the reality If we decide to bring in or not send the drivers/crews out the recovery collection for tomorrow would be your next schedule collection day, Friday (2-16-2024) Understand that when making a decision like this there is no easy answer. As we want to provide our best and most reliable service to all customers, we want to make sure that our drivers/crews are in safe working conditions. Please keep in mind a few other items when dealing with inclement weather Please make sure to have all your solid waste bagged in your container(s) and out the night before collection. Drivers/Crews will not be able to come back to a street our area if they already were there in this instance. If you have a driveway service or commercial service, Please make sure that there is a clear path to your container(s). Driveways or parking lots that not shoveled, plowed, or iced create more risk and issues to perform collection safely/correctly. Commercial services: please make sure your gated areas are not plowed in and regular accessible to open and close properly. The commercial containers are metal, with colder temperatures, rain, ice, or snow could make your the solid waste freeze inside the container. Road conditions and side street. There could be some Roads and side street hard for the trucks to drive down. Depending on Inclines/declines or if they need to back into the street. Yes, the trucks are larger than personal vehicles. But that does not mean they handle snow and ice better. All drivers we entrust to use their best judgement and thoughtful decision making. If you have Christmas trees or bulk schedule for collection , understand that they can't be buried under ice or snow. That could effect collection. We normally do not do delay start times for collections in inclement weather situations normally. Please understand that we try not to make quick decisions on collection schedules when inclement weather is involved. We try to everything into account. While we always try to give all our customers our best service possible, we always want to make sure our drivers/crews are in safe conditions. Thank you for your attention as evaluate and navigate the potential storm. We appreciate your business and allowing us to service your home, community, and business. Safe travels and have a nice day.

Reminders for Possible Inclement Weather: Updated Thursday (1-18-2024 at 3:30 PM) Please note that we are operating under a normal collection schedule for Friday, 1-18-2023, as of now. When there is a potential of inclement weather, we do not make any decisions about our collection schedule until that morning of the collection day. When we are evaluating inclement weather, we have to take a few different factors into account. How the current weather pattern at that time is performing How are the current road conditions Have the transfer station/Landfills change there operation times Any Local and/or State announcements Most importantly the safely of our drivers and crews If tomorrow morning everything is okay, our drivers/crews will start to perform our regular collection schedule. If any time after that point the inclement weather starts after the drivers/crews start their routes. We will start to evaluate the intensity of the storm, road conditions, driver/crew feed back, and other items. If at any time during collection tomorrow we see conditions increasingly getting poor, we could potentially pull our drivers/crews over the roads for safety concerns. If tomorrow morning, the inclement weather starts earlier than reports. We will evaluate the intensity of the storm, road conditions and other items before sending our drivers/crews out. If either situation above is the reality If we decide to bring in or not send the drivers/crews out the recovery collection for tomorrow would be your next schedule collection day, Tuesday (1-22-2024) Understand that when making a decision like this there is no easy answer. As we want to provide our best and most reliable service to all customers, we want to make sure that our drivers/crews are in safe working conditions. Please keep in mind a few other items when dealing with inclement weather Please make sure to have all your solid waste bagged in your container(s) and out the night before collection. Drivers/Crews will not be able to come back to a street our area if they already were there in this instance. If you have a driveway service or commercial service, Please make sure that there is a clear path to your container(s). Driveways or parking lots that not shoveled, plowed, or iced create more risk and issues to perform collection safely/correctly. Commercial services: please make sure your gated areas are not plowed in and regular accessible to open and close properly. The commercial containers are metal, with colder temperatures, rain, ice, or snow could make your the solid waste freeze inside the container. Road conditions and side street . There could be some Roads and side street hard for the trucks to drive down. Depending on Inclines/declines or if they need to back into the street. Yes, the trucks are larger than personal vehicles. But that does not mean they handle snow and ice better. All drivers we entrust to use their best judgement and thoughtful decision making. If you have Christmas trees or bulk schedule for collection , understand that they can't be buried under ice or snow. That could effect collection. We normally do not do delay start times for collections in inclement weather situations normally. Please understand that we try not to make quick decisions on collection schedules when inclement weather is involved. We try to everything into account. While we always try to give all our customers our best service possible, we always want to make sure our drivers/crews are in safe conditions. Thank you for your attention as evaluate and navigate the potential storm. We appreciate your business and allowing us to service your home, community, and business. Safe travels and have a nice day.