Default User wrote:

> I was a bit surprised that the deal was significantly better. The main
> reason given for going to a single provider was to reduce traffic on
> the streets from trucks, and to get everybody complying with the
> county's new recycling mandate.

I wondered about that ... if everyone has a different hauler, don't
you get garbage trucks up and down the street all the time? And
people putting out their garbage on different days? On the face of
it, it doesn't sound like a plan to me.

nancy