Both the blue recycling containers and the green trash containers are the property of the City of Biddeford and have been assigned to property owners for use in the City’s Recycling and Trash Curbside Collection Program. Both containers have serial numbers printed on them and have an RFID chip placed within the plastic for identification purposes. During the distribution of the containers, the serial number of each container was assigned to the property address that it was placed at.
Property owners are responsible for distributing the containers to their tenants. Containers may be marked in order to identify which unit it is assigned to. Property owners are responsible for the containers they assign to their tenants.