Dirty Business of Commercial Waste Hauling. A: Yes, if the Department of Energy's National Average price falls, your fuel surcharge component will come down as well.
The amount or percentage of the environmental component is not specifically tied to the direct or indirect costs to service your account, but to the Company's overall costs. the allied waste and republic services class action lawsuit complaint reportedly alleges, among other things, that defendants charged "cost recovery fees" to recover rising fuel costs (a "fuel fee") and rising environmental costs (an "environmental fee"), but then allegedly set the environmental and fuel cost recovery fees at levels that did not Because we value your privacy we have taken the necessary precautions to be in compliance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act. At Capstone Law APC, we believe that employees should be treated fairly, consumers should get what they pay for, and rights should be protected even when someone cannot afford a lawyer. A proposed class action alleges Waste Connections has overcharged customers for waste removal services by levying excessive fuel surcharges and price increases. The waste company has not altered the service levels and the customer has not changed the amount of trash they are producing. The plaintiffs allege Waste Industries charged and collected unlawful and excessive fuel surcharges (also called energy recovery fees) and environmental fees. According to the class action lawsuits, Waste Industries breached its contracts with some of its customers and violated state statutory law. Docket Number: CV-2014-900806.00 . Lead plaintiff, Lee Williams, asserts that GFL Environmental is slapping consumers with these surcharges for services that do not require fuel or environmental services.
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