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Advanced Disposal says recycling suspended after staff COVID cases; company aims to resume Aug. 17
Summary
Advanced Disposal told the Clay County Board that six simultaneous COVID‑19 cases removed about 20% of its local residential workforce, forcing a temporary suspension of curbside recycling; the company apologized for mixed messages and said it aims to resume service the week of Aug. 17 with a one‑week catch‑up plan.
Greg Huntington, representing Advanced Disposal, and Nathan Theas, the company’s Clay County general manager, told the Board of County Commissioners that recycling collection was suspended after six employees tested positive for COVID‑19 and contact tracing removed roughly 20% of the residential collection workforce.
"We had 6 positive, COVID cases," Theas said, and that staff losses were the principal reason the company suspended the recycling line of business rather than garbage or yard waste. Huntington…
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