MINEOLA, Texas (KLTV) - A trash company has fired some of its employees after they were accused of going through some of its customers' garbage.

The official Facebook page for the City of Mineola posted the following, which they shared on behalf of Republic Services:Earlier there was a post in Hometown Happenings reporting Republic Services employees going through our resident's trash.

Republic Services has a very strict policy prohibiting this type of activity and those involved have been terminated effective immediately.