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Solid Waste (Garbage) Disposal History /' mds: Cities, townships and counties are charged by the State ofMinnesota 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 drtnlavg ON water, providing safe roads, and providing fire and police price tion Roseville has relied on the private s color to provide garbage service and has contracted with a private hauler on behalf of residents to provide recycling service. Roseville homeowners contact with any of eight companies licensed by the Qty to remove their garbage Homeowners may change haulers as they wish (typically in search of better deal or better service) and haulers are Gee to court and charge customers as they wish. This system is called Open Collection . Although the system is not completely Gee 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 bush, and offering walk up service for which haulers can charge extra Caere is, however, no monitoring for compliance All residential dwellings and commercial establishments must arrange for garbage pickup. Ex - ceptionsmaybeapprovedbyHeQt y Manager for environmentally sound alternatives. For instance some residents share a garbage cart with their neighbors. Some small business owners take their trash to then 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 arrarages for collection services on behalf of residents. Most area cities that have organized collection contract with a private waste hauler or haulers to provide He service in a defined area Five ofHe17 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 Gon lower rates, less truck traffic, expanded services, enforceable service standards and can determine where their garbage goes for disposal Fewer Hm ers In 1991 there were 14 haulers in So sevme in 2002 there are 8 The eight licensed residential garbage haulers in Roseville are BFI, Gene's Disposal Service Hghland Sanitation Homgan's Hauling, Mudek Dispo sal, Superior Services, Walter e and Waste Management Some haulers including Bellace 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 then 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