Three types of environments in which a garbage service can exist: 1. City fees pay for city trucks and employees. 2. City fees pay for a contract with a private hauler to run entire town. 3. Wide open, all private haulers. Each one of these has pros/cons that work in favor of different parties. It;'s a much longer discussion and I'll look at the comments to assess what sort of infomation gaps can be filled. Some of the variables to consider is the operating costs, liability and disposal fees in