When does neighborhood self-haul of garbage and recycling become regulated collection?
Private carriers of garbage and recycling are not regulated under state law. A person falls under the jurisdiction of the Utilities and Transportation Commission when he or she transports solid waste from residential sources in a vehicle designed or used primarily for the transport of solid waste (i.e., a garbage truck or recycling truck) or transports solid waste from a business beyond when the transport is "...an incidental adjunct to some other established private business." State statute uses compensation for services as a principal criteria for determining when a carrier of solid waste is regulated.These definitions are found in RCW 81.77.010.

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1. Are there other communities in Whatcom County that self-haul?
2. What makes Point Roberts different from the rest of Whatcom County?
3. Who oversees solid waste collection at the Point?
4. What services do state certified collection companies provide?
5. What and where is the Solid Waste Collection District?
6. Don’t we have a “Universal Service” requirement?
7. How many exemptions are there at the Point and how many potential customers?
8. What is a G-Certificate and how does a hauler acquire 1 to be “certified”?
9. Who decides the rates or tariff for curbside collection?
10. When does neighborhood self-haul of garbage and recycling become regulated collection?
11. Is assistance available for self-hauling garbage and recycling?
12. Who operates the Johnson Road Transfer Station?
13. What are the Canadian rules required to haul garbage out of Point Roberts?
14. Is it possible for a Canadian refuse hauler to provide the service, taking the garbage to a Canadian landfill?