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Small hauler seeks exception to Independence cap on commercial trash collectors
Summary
Redgate Disposal co-owner asked the council to consider permitting commercial-only trash haulers after receiving a cease-operations letter; city code limits collectors to one per 17,500 residents, leaving roughly seven permitted haulers for the city.
At the May 19 Independence City Council meeting, Theresa Peterson, co-owner of Redgate Disposal, asked the council to consider an exclusion to the city’s cap on licensed trash collectors so small, commercial-only haulers could obtain permits.
Peterson said her company received a cease-operations notice for a dumpster account at a U.S. Bank location after the broker that assigns large commercial accounts…
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