Dive Brief:

• In an effort to collect past due balances for trash collection services in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the city has published the names, addresses and amount owed in the local newspaper.
• The list contains 4,624 names and takes up 15 pages.
• ​Liens will be placed on the properties of those who do not pay the overdue balances.

Dive Insight:

The delinquent accounts had totaled 7,800 and customers were sent notices through the mail. Most customers owe between $100 to $10,000. 50 of the accounts owe over $10,000, with the largest amount owed coming in at $44,236.