- Residents at a Malden, Massachusetts apartment building were told they could combine recyclables with regular garbage, but state officials and waste provider Republic Services say this is not how the process works.
The disappearance of recycling bins at a Malden, Massachusetts, apartment building pushed one renter to look more closely at what residents were told about their trash — and what she found didn’t match reality.
At the roughly 50-unit property where Grace Wexler lives, residents were told they could combine recyclables with regular garbage because another facility would sort them later. State officials and Republic Services say that is not how the process works.
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