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Council’s Public Works Committee to Discuss Changes to Trash & Recycling Program

By Charlie Breitrose | September 15, 2022

Watertown DPWThe City of Watertown’s toters used for curbside composting, recycling and trash. The City’s proposed changes to trash and recycling rules — including fees for disposing of bulk items, appliances, and mattresses — will be discussed by a City Council subcommittee. The subcommittee will also discuss fees charged to developers for new connections to the City’s sewer system. In late August, the Department of Public Works announced the changes, and initially planned to put them into effect on the week of Sept. 12.

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