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Editor’s note: This article is part of a series where we thank the Unexpected Heroes who put themselves at risk to keep Utah running during the coronavirus pandemic. Every Monday, we'll highlight a different industry and ask you to write in to thank the workers in that industry for their service. During the week, we'll profile someone who works in that industry. Every Friday, we'll publish some of your submissions and send the messages of thanks to those in the field.
SALT LAKE CITY — When these professionals do their jobs, it's easy for them to escape notice. If they didn't do their jobs, everyone would notice.
Sanitation workers: The women and men who collect garbage, clean up sewage and make sure our pipes are clear put in long hours to keep our communities clean. They are also at increased risk during the coronavirus pandemic.
As one worker recently told NPR, they don't know whether the people in the homes they collect from have contracted COVID-19, and they put themselves at additional risk every time they show up for work.
We'd like to thank these workers and need your help to do so.
For more than a month, hundreds of you have reached out every week to thank Utah's Unexpected Heroes in health care, grocery stores, the trucking industry, education, the postal service and law enforcement. We're sure Utah's sanitation workers also want to hear from you.
Fill out the form below to let your neighbors who work in sanitation know how much you appreciate all they do:
