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1. Why is the City of Malden doing hydrant flushing?
2. How common is the water issue?
3. What causes poor water quality to happen?
4. What does flushing the system accomplish?
5. Do I need to do anything before using or drinking the water?
6. What is the City doing to address this long term?
7. I have additional questions about the hydrant flushing. Who should I call?

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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?