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3 days agoSomerville looks to rally residents to rise up against rats with 'DeRATification Week'
Somerville launches 'DeRATification Week' to engage residents in reducing rat infestations.
The so-called "RAT" act, which the Council passed on Thursday, requires all buildings with 31 or more units to use on-street bins to dispose of residential waste. Buildings with 10 to 30 units can choose to use the large bins or set out waste in smaller containers. Earlier this year, the sanitation department wrote that the rollout of the on-street bins may take seven years due to protracted fights over parking.