Overview
- AshBritt crews began removing long-sitting debris in southwest Houston on Dec. 3–4, with visible pickups on High Star Drive and nearby blocks.
- The city is adding roughly $2 million from leftover hurricane debris funds to the contractor’s existing agreement to speed heavy‑trash removal.
- Pickup will progress north to supplement the 27 municipal heavy‑trash teams operating under Solid Waste Director Sandra Hassen.
- Residents are urged to submit or track heavy‑trash requests through 3‑1‑1 as officials work to reduce hundreds of pending pickups.
- Leaders note AshBritt’s post‑storm record—about 1.0 million cubic yards after the derecho and 1.2 million after Beryl—and flag high 3‑1‑1 complaint volumes and chronic truck outages as drivers for the effort.