Garbage man sentenced to 30 days in jail for waking up rich man

[Linus Van Pelt]

In addition to the obvious main outrage that others have noted, it's also crazy that a municipality has so little control over when its own garbage collectors are at work. Even if it is privatized, can't they threaten not to renew the company's contract?

[Linus Van Pelt]

In addition to the obvious main outrage that others have noted, it's also crazy that a municipality has so little control over when its own garbage collectors are at work. Even if it is privatized, can't they threaten not to renew the company's contract?

Who says there is a company contract?  There's nothing about trash collection that makes it an inherent monopoly.

http://news.yahoo.com/let-sleep-georgia-trash-man-gets-30-days-213758415.html

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[Linus Van Pelt]

I looked it up on the municipal website, and it appears that you are right:

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This is totally ridiculous and I would have never considered the idea that an incorporated municipality in a metro area would not provide garbage pickup, but there you are.