Rock n Roll-Off

Exercising its police powers, a county may regulate construction waste by granting an exclusive franchise for its collection and disposal without any unlawful impact on interstate commerce, according to a ruling by the Nevada Supreme Court. Douglas County, Nev., signed a franchise agreement with Douglas Disposal Inc., giving the company the sole right to collect and dispose of all solid waste within a designated area of the county. At the same time, Wee Haul LLC and NJ Enterprises Inc., without county authorization, began providing roll-off boxes at construction sites within the franchise area and hauling the waste to ...

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