Evansville apartment residents complaining of overflowing trash

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) — Residents at Ross Center Village apartment complex are speaking out after they say its been nearly a month since their trash has been dumped.

The complex, located off Covert Avenue, has 4 blue dumpsters owned by Republic services, and all are filled to the brim, overflowing with trash.

We spoke to three different residents, all wishing to remain anonymous, about the issue.

“It’s just been trash everywhere, the trash…flies everywhere when it’s super hot. The flies are just getting in my car, me and my husband were moving things and the flies were all over the place, and it’s just been very frustrating,” one resident stated.

14 News spoke to management at the complex who says they have been trying to cancel the service with Republic in favor of a local business out of Boonville, Renewable Resources.

The complex now has green dumpsters from that company, but the blue dumpsters are still there, and overflowing.

“Over time everything starts to degrade and with that comes smells, and taste, and sounds, everything. It just overwhelms the senses, especially on these really hot days, you know, come home from work and just attacked by a wave of the smell of rotting garbage,” another resident stated.

Management says they have called numerous times trying to cancel service from Republic, ultimately just stopping payment for the service.

They encourage their residents to use the green dumpsters, as those are cleared regularly, though residents say they still see some people using the blue ones.

“You know we have small kids who are around these dumpsters. These things are attracting lots of flies, rodents, you name it. They say they’re working on it…okay, but how long to we have to endure this?” another resident stated.

We reached out to Republic but haven’t heard back yet.

Apartment management says they sent out a text to residents saying they were able to work with Republic on cancelling.

They say the blue dumpsters and the trash inside them should be cleared in the next few days.