The City of Watertown sent out the following announcement:
Republic Services, Watertown’s trash and recycling contractor, has informed the City of Watertown that they were unable to reach an agreement with their employee union before the deadline on June 30, 2025, resulting in a labor strike beginning today, July 1, 2025.
As a result, Republic Services is unable to provide curbside trash, recycling, and yard waste pickup on July 1, 2025, and the Watertown Recycling Center will be closed. The City’s composting program run by Black Earth remains on schedule. We remain in constant contact with Republic Services about contingency plans and we expect to make an announcement later today, July 1, 2025, with updates regarding tomorrow’s schedule.
While this dispute is between a contractor and their employee union, we understand the impact this can have on our community and are remaining in contact with Republic Services and will be sharing an update today on the City’s website, social media, and the Everbridge Emergency Alert system.
We appreciate your patience and understanding during this time.
Thanks to the guest writer for providing some information to the city residents. We will all wait, watch, a listen patiently for further official notification and direction from our city leadership officials. We are confident that they have had the foresight to have contingency plans in place to ensure that the situation remains under control.
Like lining up our DPW workers to pick up the stuff? Or hire another vendor to do the job?
Do we just leave out barrels out there?
I see all of my street has their barrels out ?
Thanks
Priscilla
Follow up question, if the dispute is not resolved in a timely manner, what can residents do? Give me a place, and I will haul my own trash there. Thanks!
I got the notices from the city. Thanks!
Subtle hint to our city manager and councilors:
“Saugus, MA) June 30, 2025 – Town Manager Scott C. Crabtree announced today that effective July 1, 2025, the Town of Saugus will transition its solid waste and recycling hauling services to Capitol Waste Services, Inc., located at 1222 Bennington Street, East Boston, MA 02128. Today, June 30, 2025, marks the final day of service for the Town’s current hauler, Republic Services.”
Now, someone was thinking ahead here.