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CHECK OUT THE NEWS ONLINE: NEMASKET WEEK NEMASKET WEEK LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS - Week of September 10, 2026 Public Works director calls to privatize trash collection Christian Uva reporter@nemasketweek.com Sep 10, 2026 Public Works Director Christopher Peck is looking for alternatives to the town's struggling trash collection system. Photo by Christian Uva MIDDLEBORO – The Department of Public Works director wants to privatize Middleboro’s curbside trash and recycling collection. Director of Public Works Christopher Peck sent a letter to the Middleboro Select Board on Aug. 26 calling for the change. The private company would complete weekly trash pickup and bi-weekly recycling pickup. The town would still be responsible for billing residents and delivering trash and recycling containers. Only the people collecting the trash would change, Peck said. Trash would still be collected on Tuesdays and Fridays. He said that the cost of trash collection would go up, but ...