How do I know the difference between my cart and my neighbor’s cart?

City of Malden Trash and Recycling carts are have serial numbers and embedded RFID tags. When a primary set of carts is issued to a household or if residents purchase additional carts, they are associated with that specific household in our database. There is also a white space on the lid which will include the address or unit number written in.

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1. How do I purchase additional trash or recycling carts?
2. What can I put into my blue city-issued recycling cart?
3. Where can I find a list of materials that are allowed in this new cart?
4. What if I have more recycling than will fit inside the new cart.
5. What if I already own overflow carts that I use for recycling?
6. Why aren’t blue PAYT bags going away?
7. How much trash can I put inside of a trash cart?
8. What can I put in a black trash cart each week?
9. What if I can’t fit all of my trash inside my black trash cart?
10. Can I pay an annual fee rather than having to purchase blue PAYT bags?
11. What happens if my cart breaks?
12. What happens if my cart is stolen?
13. If I purchase a trash tag in the middle of a year, will I still be charged full price?
14. How do I know the difference between my cart and my neighbor’s cart?