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Fine issued in dispute over trashed multi-family recyclables

Published: April 11, 2017
Updated: June 12, 2017April 11, 2017
by Jared Paben

A nationwide multi-family garbage and recycling collection company has been fined by a state for allegedly tossing recyclables in the trash.

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