City of Memphis to attempt trash pick-up Wednesday

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After suspending trash pickup for a week and a half, city crews will attempt to return to the roads on Wednesday.

“This rain, hopefully, is going to knock down a lot of this ice,” said Philip Davis, the city’s director of solid waste. “Our plans right now are to report and make a go of it tomorrow.”

Many neighborhood roads and sidewalks are still covered in a thick layer of ice.

Davis was optimistic Tuesday’s rain would melt much of it.

“Our plan right now is to start Wednesday customers on Wednesday,” Davis said.

On nearly every corner of the city, you can see trash bins overflowing and spilling onto the street.

However, there is still a danger the roads could freeze over on Tuesday night.

A city spokeswoman told FOX13 they would have the official word on Wednesday if service can continue.

“We’re going to evaluate conditions and make sure we resume services when it is safe,” Davis said.