D.C. to charge for trash, recycling containers

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District residents will now need to pay up to get city-issued trash and recycling containers.

Starting Monday, new 32-gallon trash containers and 32-gallon recycling carts will cost $45 each, according to a Department of Public Works statement. Previously, new homeowners could get one of each for free.

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