Good Afternoon Harris County MUDs 354, 396, 397, and 322

During this challenging time, our top priority remains the health and safety of our employees and communities we serve. Given the pace and magnitude of the changes we are experiencing as a business and as a society, we understand it is important for Waste Management (WM) to keep you informed of the status of the essential services we provide.  Included below is our operational update for today, as changes occur WM will keep you informed.

WM’s Operational Update:

Waste Management Encourages Continued Recycling
Recyclable Materials Needed for Manufacturing Supply
Chain to Produce Packaging for Grocery and
Medical Supplies

Facial tissues, toilet paper, hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes have been flying off store shelves, while families are spending more hours at home to stay healthy and safe during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Waste Management (WM) is calling on everyone to Recycle Right during this time when recyclables are needed more than ever. Recycling is vitally important to our environment, and it has come to play a critical role in certain manufacturing supply chains. Without recyclable materials collected from homes and businesses, our customers, who produce products such as tissue, toweling and packaging boxes for grocery and medical supplies, would not have the raw materials that they need to manufacture these important items.Recycling is an essential service for manufacturing companies delivering these key products.

Most recyclers don’t think about the importance of placing their clean recyclable materials in their bins, but now it is more important than ever, as recyclable products are playing a critical role for manufacturing businesses.   Across Texas, people are generating more household garbage and recyclable materials than usual, and manufacturers are in need of more clean recyclable materials to meet their demands for making basic goods and emergency supplies. We can all do our part by recycling right during these challenging times.

To learn more information about Waste Management Recycle Right tips, please visit https://wm.com/us/en/inside-wm/recycle-right

RECYCLE ONLY CLEAN, DRY AND LOOSE:

• Cardboard (without inside packing materials)
• Paper products including newspapers, junk mail, office/school paper
• Paperboard, such as cereal and cracker boxes
• Plastic bottles and jugs
• Steel, tin and aluminum cans

THROW AWAY:

• Plastic, latex and cloth disposable gloves, disposable masks
• Liquid soap and hand sanitizer bottles that contain residue
• Disinfectant wipes
• Facial tissues, napkins and paper towels
• Disposable plates, cups and cutlery
• Takeout containers
• Leftover food and liquids
• Plastic bags and plastic film wrap
• Hoses, cords, polystyrene foam and other packaging

In addition, several leading industry organizations have weighed in calling for increased recycling to meet the needed demand during this time, including:

• The American Forest and Paper Association
• The Association of Plastic Recyclers
• The Institute of Scrap Metal Recyclables
• The Recycling Partnership

See the document below and visit the CDC and EPA websites for more information pertaining to your drinking water and COVID-19.
EPA- https://www.epa.gov/coronavirus/coronavirus-and-drinking-water-and-wastewater
CDC- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/water.html

See the document below and visit the CDC and EPA websites for more information pertaining to your drinking water and COVID-19.
EPA- https://www.epa.gov/coronavirus/coronavirus-and-drinking-water-and-wastewater
CDC- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/water.html

At Waste Management, we are committed to putting people first. The health and safety of our employees, customers and communities is our highest priority.

• Based on the latest information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), and federal, state and local agencies, Waste Management is taking necessary steps in response to social distancing recommendations, potential mitigation activity, and declared local states of emergency.
• Effective March 18, 2020, we are temporarily closing residential call centers to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
• We are rapidly coordinating the transition to home-officing operations at our call centers to serve our customers during this situation with the goal of resuming residential call handling as soon as possible.
• At this time, there is no impact to your scheduled residential collection service.
• During this temporary residential call center interruption, residents may continue to contact Waste Management thru www.wm.com.
• For the most up-to-date service information, please encourage residents to visit wm.com/alerts.
• The COVID-19 situation is evolving daily. As circumstances change that may impact our ability to provide services as scheduled, we will provide updates to our customers and communities.

We appreciate your partnership and patience as we navigate this fluid situation together.

Fairfield Municipal Utility District residents may have learned that there was a main line break that is affecting the City of Houston. A boil water notice has been suggested for residents of the City of Houston only.

This news post is to let Fairfield MUD residents know this suggested boil water notice and main line break will not affect the District. The District does not receive any service or water from the City of Houston, and the system is working as designed and without issue.

Again, the District will not be affected in any way by the situation in the City of Houston.