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13 private waste haulers fear Polk County is trying to push them out
New state law would make it more expensive for a county or city to contract with private companies for trash collection
When it comes to commercial trash pickup in unincorporated Polk County, 13 companies work across 1,678 square miles to haul garbage from a variety of retailers and restaurants.
While the county has a contract with two companies to handle residential waste collection — one for east Polk, one for west — it doesn’t have as much control or regulation over trash that comes from businesses.
Is it time for that to change?