Following a lawsuit from Green Solutions Recycling (GSR), a federal judge in Nevada has found that Waste Management’s commercial franchise agreement is protected by state law and does not constitute price fixing.
According to Waste Dive, the judge’s decision found that GSR is violating franchise terms for the collection of recyclables. The report also notes that the state law that authorizes franchises doesn’t explicitly mention recyclables, but the judge found both Reno’s grant of a monopoly and the “anticompetitive conduct” inherent in this arrangement are “clearly articulated and affirmatively expressed as state policy.”
