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Originally Posted by RidinHighSpeeds No they are not.
wow
The towns and communities pay companies like WM to take care of the trash. The town does not actually manage the trash. Well in some ways they control where it goes but the work is done by companies like WM.
If you all are still unsure.. http://www.wastemanagement.com/wm/about/Overview.asp
I'm gonna pull a quote from onthefence and say, "You are wrong". But I will provice explanation to why you are wrong  |
Well, it turns out you are both right. I looked up my county for instance, and it is partly run by the county and partly by private trash companies. |