February 5, 2021 |
In Rawlins, the city went to court four years ago over a flow-control ordinance that requires licensed trash haulers to use its transfer station. The new administration is looking to scrap the requirement to make good on a commitment be more business-friendly.
With the transfer station operating at a loss, however, questions about how to pay for the cost of handling and disposing of municipal waste without raising fees on residents remain front and center.
Cali O’Hare has been following this story since the beginning, and has the latest.
Pictured above: Inside the city’s MSW transfer station. Photo by Cali O’Hare/Bigfoot 99.
