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Republic Services work stoppage ends; Bellevue resumes collection and receives credits, city says
Summary
After an eight‑day suspension of collection tied to an out‑of‑state labor disruption, Republic Services resumed garbage, recycling and compost collection for Bellevue residents; the company and city staff described free drop‑off events and automatic billing credits for affected customers.
Republic Services resumed residential garbage, recycling and compost collection for Bellevue on July 21 after an eight‑day suspension prompted by an out‑of‑state labor action, city officials and the company told the council on July 22.
City Manager Diane Carlson reported the stoppage disrupted service and that city staff worked with Republic to organize free waste drop‑off events and to arrange automatic service credits for customers. Wendy Weicker, municipal relationship manager for Republic Services, told council the stoppage started July 9 and continued through July 18 and that federal‑area solidarity action created the disruption. Republic said it deployed regional relief drivers and staffed four free drop‑off events in Bellevue that collected about 223 tons of material.
Weicker told the council, “As of yesterday, July 21, we are back to normal collections operations and collecting all accumulated material at no additional charge,” and said Republic would issue billing credits automatically to affected customers for the service portion of their rates. The company asked residents to limit drop‑off items to typical household waste during the two‑week catch‑up period and thanked city staff for operational support.
City staff described a multi‑department response that included Utilities, Transportation, Police, Parks and the Bellevue School District to stand up drop‑off events and communicate with residents. Republic said the company would continue to collect accumulated material through August 8 and that credits will appear automatically on customers’ next bills.
Council members thanked staff and Republic for restoring service and for the outreach and drop‑off events. Republic apologized for the inconvenience and said it expects to return to its usual reliability levels.
