ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) – The City of Roanoke’s solid waste management department has temporarily suspended one of its recycling routes.
The A-route will resume April 20; however, since it’s on a bi-weekly schedule, some residents already have two weeks’ worth of recycling that’s been piling up.
Officials with the city said the nationwide CDL driver shortage is hitting close to home for them. Because they’re working with limited drivers, they had to make a tough call. In order to ensure trash is picked up on a regular schedule, recycling pickup is facing delays…