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Beraopce addressed the freedom of choice and reluctance to involve <br />government in the relationship of service provider and customer; impacts <br />to pricing structures; political considerations; choices currently available <br />for residents in "shopping" for a refuse hauler competitively and service- <br />wise; and considerations of residents in their choice. <br />Mr. Beraopce also addressed road wear and tear, noting that over the <br />years, those vehicles had evolved, with more axles spreading the weight; <br />and other issues with road maintenance based on normal frost/thaw cycles, <br />not just vehicle weight and type. <br />Mr. Beraopce specifically addressed the MPCA report, noting that it was <br />very controversial within the refuse industry, with the report originally <br />commissioned to look at greenhouse gas emissions, and costing $90,000; <br />while making numerous erroneous or poorly-researched assumptions. Mr. <br />Beraopce briefly reviewed the report, and provided a summary of the <br />industry's trade association comments for member review, which had been <br />submitted to the MPCA in response to various assumptions in the report. <br />Mr. Beraopce also provided information on his company, showing <br />alternatives to organized collection that are being followed for residents in <br />the community of Roseville. <br />Mr. Beraopce advised that the competitive market industry was moving <br />forward environmentally as well; and asked that they be included in future <br />discussions by the PWET Commission on waste collection. <br />Discussion between Mr. Beraopce and members included concerns with <br />multiple braking and starting of the trucks, putting friction and wear on <br />roadways, as well as creating additional noise in residential <br />neighborhoods; potential benefits to individual haulers to be guaranteed a <br />given segment of customers within a community, providing the same <br />market share and potential for growth, with guaranteed revenue without <br />commensurate expenses; city involvement in grading service for <br />individual residents; assumptions for fuel usage calculations; and <br />greenhouse gas emissions coming from 75% other uses, with only 25% <br />represented by transportation, with most of that coming from passenger <br />vehicles, aviation, marine and rail, with diesel trucks representing 18% of <br />that 25% transportation number. <br />Further discussion included how to reduce truck mileage; all diesel trucks <br />representing 17% of the 25% transportation calculation, not just garbage <br />trucks, and not substantiating a significant portion of overall greenhouse <br />gas emissions; current zoning in Roseville by various garbage collectors; <br />additional bureaucracy versus current open market competition; current <br />relationship between customers and haulers, with no government <br />interference; loss experience of haulers on unpaid bills for residential <br />customers as a cost of doing business; and minimal impacts if the City <br />were to require garbage trucks to be double axle, with some legislation <br />already in place. <br />Page 11 of 14 <br />