Falmouth’s pay-as-you-throw program requires residents to purchase yellow plastic bags for their trash in order for it to be picked up. The revenue from the bag purchases funds the cost of the ...

It encouraged people to throw out less trash. (Less trash = fewer bags = savings.) The idea of eliminating the yellow plastic bags raises the question, “How will folks package their trash?” ...

Some fire hydrants in Plymouth are covered in giant, yellow plastic bags. These fire hydrants aren’t broken, they are just covered up for the winter to protect them from corrosion caused by ...