Although some towns provide trash and recycling service to small multi-family residences (buildings with 2-4 units), most apartment buildings, condo associations and businesses must contract directly with a trash hauler to provide trash and recycling service. The law requires “source separation”. This means that you must separate the recyclables from the trash where they are generated. Your hauler cannot separate them later if they have been mixed with trash. In addition, your hauler is required by law to offer you both trash and recycling services. The law requires recyclables be collected separately from trash. This means your hauler cannot collect trash and recyclables mixed together and separate them later. All recycling processors sort mixed recyclables (single stream) separating metal, glass, plastic resins and different paper grades. Your hauler is required by law to offer you both trash and recycling services. If you see someone mixing trash and recyclables, call your town hall and ask to speak to your local recycling coordinator, or call the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection at (860) 424-3366 and file a complaint.