Exhibit 3.271

Delaware

The First State

I, JEFFREY W. BULLOCK, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THE ATTACHED ARE TRUE AND CORRECT COPIES OF ALL DOCUMENTS ON FILE OF “NORTH EAST WASTE SERVICES, INC.” AS RECEIVED AND FILED IN THIS OFFICE.

THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED:

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION, FILED THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JUNE, A.D. 2002, AT 9 O’CLOCK A.M.

CERTIFICATE OF CHANGE OF REGISTERED AGENT, FILED THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, A.D. 2010, AT 3:29 O’CLOCK P.M.

CERTIFICATE OF CHANGE OF REGISTERED AGENT, FILED THE TWENTY-FOURTH DAY OF OCTOBER, A.D. 2012, AT 6:14 O’CLOCK P.M.

AND I DO HEREBY FURTHER CERTIFY THAT THE AFORESAID CERTIFICATES ARE THE ONLY CERTIFICATES ON RECORD OF THE AFORESAID CORPORATION, “NORTH EAST WASTE SERVICES, INC.”.

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CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF NORTH EAST WASTE SERVICES, INC.

The undersigned, for the purpose of organizing a corporation under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, certifies:

FIRST: The name of the corporation is North East Waste Services, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the “Corporation”).

SECOND: The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is The Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, County of New Castle. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

THIRD: The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (hereinafter referred to as the “GCL”).

FOURTH: The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is ten thousand shares (10,000) shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share.

FIFTH: The directors shall have power to adopt, amend or repeal Bylaws of the Corporation, except as may otherwise be provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation.

SIXTH: Elections of directors need not be by written ballot, except as may otherwise be provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation.

SEVENTH: The name and mailing address of the incorporator is Abhilash M. Raval, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, New York, New York 10005.

WITNESS my signature this 17th day of June, 2002.

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CERTIFICATE OF CHANGE OF LOCATION OF REGISTERED OFFICE AND OF REGISTERED AGENT OF NORTH EAST WASTE SERVICES, INC.

It is hereby certified that:

The name of the corporation (hereinafter called the “corporation”) is:

NORTH EAST WASTE SERVICES, INC.

The registered office of the corporation within the State of Delaware is hereby changed to 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, City of Wilmington 19808, County of New Castle.

The registered agent of the corporation within the State of Delaware is hereby changed to Corporation Service Company, the business office of which is identical with the registered office of the corporation as hereby changed.

The corporation has authorized the changes hereinbefore set forth by resolution of its Board of Directors.

Signed on February 4, 2010.
Name:	Scott E. Friedlander
Title:	Assistant Secretary

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STATE OF DELAWARE CERTIFICATE OF CHANGE OF REGISTERED AGENT AND/OR REGISTERED OFFICE

The corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, hereby certifies as follows:

1. The name of the corporation is NORTH EAST WASTE SERVICES, INC.

2. The Registered Office of the corporation in the State of Delaware is changed to Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Zip Code 19801. The name of the Registered Agent at such address upon whom process against this Corporation may be served is The Corporation Trust Company.

3. The foregoing change to the registered office/agent was adopted by a resolution of the Board of Directors of the corporation.

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