🗑️ Police warn against putting radioactive medical waste in household trash🚛 Four Casella Waste garbage trucks sidelined after radiation alerts🏥 Residents advised to work with doctors for safe disposal methodsNORTHAMPTON, Pa. — Officials are asking residents not to put "radioactive" material in their garbage for pickup. Radioactive materials in residential waste streams can include materials that may come from individuals undergoing chemotherapy treatments. Certain by-products can register as radioactive in adult diapers, clothing and bed linens, according to Northampton police. Four trucks used by Casella Waste Systems (Whitetail Disposal) to pick up trash in Northampton are currently are out of service. Safe disposal guidelines for patients and families"We ask for your help in keeping our workers, equipment, and community safe.