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Council amends trash-hauler ordinance to make commercial recycling optional
Summary
The Washington Court House City Council on May 14 amended a proposed trash-hauler ordinance to remove a requirement that haulers "must offer" recycling service to potential commercial customers, making that provision optional, and placed the amended ordinance on its next reading.
The Washington Court House City Council on May 14 amended a proposed trash-hauler ordinance to remove a requirement that licensed haulers "must offer" recycling service to potential commercial customers, making that provision optional, and placed the amended ordinance on its next reading.
Council members said the change was intended to avoid forcing haulers to provide recycling at rates that could be unaffordable for some customers and to give haulers flexibility to develop feasible programs. A City staffer described portions of the ordinance that remain, including requirements that loads be covered (tarped) and that waste transported in sealed containers remain sealed,…
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