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hauler and consortium arrangements) for some services and for some residents. However, if the City went to one of these organized systems, there would be some residents that would have to pay more than they did under the current open system, particularly those who currently use the bag rate system. In addition, there was a concern that hauler rates would cease to be competitive over the long term and that the quality of services provided would suffer without on- going market competition among haulers. Street wear and pollution from garbage trucks may not be reduced with the implementation of a zone system. Freedom of choice among haulers was deemed a more important concern to the EQTF than the street wear and pollution issues. However, the assumption of the zone system is that it would be set up in conjunction with a single recycling collection; with only one recycling truck going down each street, some of the truck traffic will be reduced. It is also assumed that as recycling participation increases, the weight of individual garbage trucks will decrease - thus alleviating some of the road wear caused now by garbage trucks. 2 . Required Services and Separately Managed Wastes The issue of whether to require that haulers offer particular services, such as garage-side pick-up, or collection of certain items, like appliances and furniture, was discussed by the EQTF. It was determined that, for the most part, it would be best to leave these issues for the market to determine; residents who require such specialized services would be free to choose another hauler under the EQTF's recommended non-organized zone hauling. Although the market would determine the offering of these services, the EQTF does recommend that the rates for these services be disclosed to the City on license application forms, so that the City can direct inquiring residents to haulers that provide specialized services. In additionIt is-the-recommendation-of—the EQTFthatthe current City code be changed to require each hauler to offer at least three volume based rate containers in their fee schedule and to encourage haulers to offer a bag rate as a service. 3 . Reporting of Amount of Garbage Collected Currently, haulers are required to report to the City only the amount of recyclable materials that they collect - garbage tonnages are not reported to the City. County-wide figures on the amount of garbage collected are available (since all Ramsey County garbage must be taken to Newport) but these figures are not available on a City basis. This data would be necessary to determine the effectiveness of waste reduction education efforts.