People should always be wary when government, on any level, tackles a seemingly big problem. Often in such cases, Murphy – his famous law warns that if anything can go wrong it will – tends to be an optimist. Even worse, the resulting storm and stress can provide cover for either mischief or plain wrong-headedness. ...more

February 16, 2008

Pasco County commissioners discussed today exclusive territories for trash haulers and a mandatory blue-bag recycling program for urban areas instead of building a recycling facility. During the discussion commissioners raised the possibility neighborhoods would no longer have several garbage trucks, from competing trash haulers, rumbling down their streets. "I think that's ridiculous," Commissioner Michael Cox commented. Three trash haulers serve his neighborhood of 122 lots, he noted. ...more

February 12, 2008

Many franchises are projected to do exceedingly well in 2008. That includes a host of technical franchises as well. ...more

January 20, 2008

Nine haulers may find themselves competing to keep doing business in Pasco County as commissioners consider converting to a franchise system for trash and recycling collections. ...more

January 17, 2008

Hillsborough County has gotten itself in a legal mess with its garbage haulers and has no choice but to modify its rules or even renegotiate its franchise contract. ...more

November 5, 2007