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Public works reports higher recycling and tire collection activity after floods
Summary
Hardin County Public Works detailed solid‑waste programs, including a tire collection event, monthly document shredding, curbside bulky-item pickup and landfill route metrics; staff also noted continued dumpster placement in flood‑impacted neighborhoods.
Hardin County Public Works on May 13 updated the Fiscal Court on solid‑waste operations, recent special collection events and route performance following April flooding.
The update matters because debris and waste volumes rise after floods, affecting landfill operations, hauler routes and resident access to disposal services.
Stephanie Gibbons, reporting for Public Works, said the county removed 23 deceased animals in April through the county program and reported code‑enforcement activity: in March the office opened nine new cases and closed seven, leaving 39 outstanding; in April they opened seven new cases, closed five and had 41 outstanding cases at month end.
Gibbons reviewed large events: the most recent waste‑tire collection spanned two and a half days and the county recorded approximately 751 vehicles collected and 61,411 tires (an increase of roughly 3,875 to 4,705 tires compared with 2022, per the report). Monthly document‑shredding totals were 78 vehicles/90 bags in April and 68 vehicles/77 bags in May; Gibbons said the next monthly shredding event will be in June. She also summarized recycling trailer runs by material type and noted the county’s online map of drop‑off trailer locations had 2,218 views between March and May 5.
Gibbons said Platform Waste Service’s average route completion moved from about 4:00 p.m. in March to 4:12 p.m. in April; tonnage delivered to the Hardin County Landfill rose from 71.81 tons in March to 82.71 tons in April. Average landfill turnaround time per truck was roughly 20 minutes in March and 19 minutes in April. She reminded residents that Platform Waste Service will pick up three bulky items per month for unincorporated customers by scheduling a curbside pickup.
Gibbons and court members also noted that Platform Waste Solutions provided dumpsters in heavily flooded neighborhoods free of charge and that the county is continuing temporary debris pickup and free dump day operations to help residents dispose of flood‑related waste.
No formal action was required; the presentation offered operational metrics and public‑facing schedules for disposal events.
