U & I Sanitation v. Columbus, City of

ELR Citation: ELR 20382
No(s). 98-1893 (8th Cir. Feb 22, 2000)

The court holds that a city ordinance requiring all garbage collected within city limits, except garbage destined for out-of-state disposal, to be processed at the city-owned transfer station violates the dormant U.S. Commerce Clause. A waste hauler discovered it could dispose of waste more economic...