Shrewsbury Health Department

Mostly responding to “Local Guide” Paul BestDogDad who clearly has some fundamental misunderstandings about local government. First and foremost, the post is about trash collection - which is managed by the Department of Public Works, not the Health Department. That said, and while we’re on the subject, the town is not responsible for your failure to follow the pretty straightforward rules regarding recycling. Don’t follow the guidelines? Your recycling stays on the curb. If you are following the guidelines and your recycling isn’t picked up, that’s the fault of the company - not the town. If you want to throw it away, just throw it away. The bag purchases, while annoying, are a cost-saving measure in the long run. The people with the most trash will necessarily bear the highest cost in

They do not care about health or sanitation. They only care about money. How many times do I have to have my recycling not collected before I decided to just throw it all in the trash (which is required in their own brand of trash bag)? We all think recycling is beneficial. Why not hold the town or recycling company accountable for the degradation of our community?