The DeKalb Department of Solid Waste this week is pushing trash, yard waste and recycling collection time from 7 a.m. to 6 a.m.
By starting a hour earlier, workers will spend less time in the afternoon heat and humidity.
“Hydration is always the issue. We are providing Gatorade, Powerade and water. However, with working in these temperatures it becomes very taxing. So, we thought to get them in an hour earlier, ahead of the sun, get them out of the temperatures as soon as possible,” DeKalb Department of Solid Waste Director Eugene McKinnier said…