"In fact, some communities have asked for no increased allocation because they don't want to deal with private carters," he said.

The legislators also voted unanimously to require private carters to be licensed.

Under the law, businesses are responsible for separating recyclable material themselves or contracting with private carters to do it.

The city charges businesses at rates similar to those charged by the private carters.

"The public doesn't know what the county is doing to the business community when it forces private carters to haul refuse out of state."

The counties then passed the costs to homeowners and businesses through local taxes or the fees paid to private carters.

The Sanitation Department tells us they have nothing to do with regulating private carters.

In 1957, the city turned over to private carters the task of hauling trash from commercial establishments.

The private carters sued, but a court sustained the county's right to bar privately collected garbage.

Charge full actual cost for every ton that private carters bring in.