Updated: 8:31 PM EDT May 17, 2021
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. Richland County government says staff shortages are leading to delays in trash pickup for some residents.
The county says the shortages are not with county employees, but rather with the businesses they contract with for trash collection.
“We are working with each of the four companies currently contracted to provide service in an attempt to alleviate the problems we are now facing,” said John Ansell, general manager for the County’s Solid Waste & Recycling Division (SW&R).
The county s solid waste department says they re tracking collection routes and coordinating efforts to try and make sure they re aren t gaps in service. They say they re working with these third-party companies.