New $300 fee as trash law takes effect from September 1 – and you have to purchase additional bags

SELECT Americans are now facing a potential annual fees worth hundreds of dollars as part a new program.

Taking effect this month and required by local law, the initiative seeks to better regulate trash disposal in a select area.

Residents of Townsend, Massachusetts, about 32 miles north of Worcester, must sign up by the end of the day on September 1 to be part of Pay as You Throw (PAYT)…

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