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Solid Waste (Garbage) Disposal H15tory/Trellds: Cities, townships and counties are charged by the State of Minnesota with protecting public health, safety and welfare, and protecting the environment. Garbage and recycling collection are necessary public services to assure those charges, much as proper handling of sewage, providing safe drinking water, providing safe roads, and providing fire and police protec- tion. Roseville has relied on the private sector to provide garbage service and has contracted with a private hauler on behalf of residents to provide recycling service. Roseville homeowners contract with any of eight companies licensed by the City to remove their garbage. Homeowners may change haulers as they wish (typically in search of a better deal or better service) and haulers are free to court and charge customers as they wish. This system is called Open Collection. Although the system is not completely free of regulation by Roseville. Following the 1991 report, the City was divided into five zones each with its own day of the week for pickup of garbage and recycling. The City also has a set of service standards required for licensing that include offering separate pickup of yard waste and brush, and offering walk up service for which haulers can charge extra. There is, however, no monitoring for compliance. All residential dwellings and commercial establishments must arrange for garbage pickup. EX- ceptions may be approved by the City Manager for environmentally sound alternatives. For instance, some residents share a garbage cart with their neighbors. Some small business owners take their trash to their business and put it in their dumpster there for disposal. The main alternative is a system called organized collection. Organized collection of waste is when a city arranges for collection services on behalf of residents. Most area cities that have organized collection contract with a private waste hauler or haulers to provide the service in a defined area. Five of the ] 7 cities in Ramsey County have organized collection. Some have a single hauler for the whole city while others contract with a group of haulers. While residents give up the ability to directly choose their hauler they benefit from lower rates, less truck traffic, expanded services, enforceable service standards and can determine where their garbage goes for disposal. Fewer Haulers In 1991 there were 14 haulers in Roseville; in 2002 there are 8. The eight licensed residential garbage haulers in Roseville are: BFI, Gene's Disposal Service, Highland Sanitation, Horrigan's Hauling, Mudek Disposal, Superior Services, Walter's, and Waste Management. Some haulers including Bellaire Sanitation and Wildwood Sanitation were bought by Waste Management. Red Arrow switched to only doing commercial hauling in Roseville. Others such as Pete's sold their accounts in Roseville. Since the 1991 report there has been a great deal of consolidation in the garbage hauling market. In 2000 there are 31 fewer residential haulers (about a third less) in Ramsey and Washington Counties compared to 1995. The four largest haulers in Ramsey and Washington Counties 33