Update on special bulk waste pickup in Bloomington

Posted on July 13, 2021
You can find more information about the special bulk waste pickup here. (Facebook/City of Bloomington – City Hall)

By Neil Doyle

BLOOMINGTON – Special bulk waste pickup in the City of Bloomington is ongoing after severe flooding last month.

Some residents are unhappy because due to the large amount of materials left out for pickup, public works crews are delayed. Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason spoke with WJBC’s Scott Miller.

“That is a problem in this community, even if it is a normal bulk waste pickup,” said Gleason. “A lot of times stuff is put in the roadway, and in a rain event, it does go down to the storm grates and that is a problem. We are working this as quickly as we can.”

Crews are following the below schedule, based on the zones in the July 2021 Special Bulk Pickup flyer and map.

Light Green Zone: Complete

Pink Zone: Complete

Light Blue Zone: Complete

Yellow Zone: July 9 & 12-13

Blue Zone: July 13

Dark Blue Zone: July 14

Orange Zone: July 15

Purple Zone: July 16

Green Zone: July 19

Brown Zone: July 20

You can find more information about the special bulk waste pickup here.

Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]

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