Dive Brief:
- Advanced Disposal Services Inc. has filed an appeal of a judge's ruling that allowed a competitor to collect trash despite a contract between the county and the hauler.
- Deep South, the company currently collecting waste in the county, will continue to operate in Lowndes County, Georgia until a decision is reached by the Georgia Supreme Court.
- Deep South's attorney stated that if the ruling is reversed, it may put Deep South out of business.
Dive Insight:
Republic Services maintains that the contract with the county says it is the only company allowed to collect trash in the county. The case may take up to one year to be heard by the state Supreme Court.
