Roy's says "No" to WMI predatory pricing tactics. Noncompetitive monopolistic practices are historically part of Waste Management's longtime tactics since Wayne Huizenga and his cousin started the company. Instead of crying "Uncle" and selling out, Randy Linn and Hugo Gleckner are asking for all the help they can find to survive as a small "Mom and Pop" business. Can you help this modern-day David slay the Goliath WMX? Boycott Waste Management. Write your Congressman. Go to our page on What you can do (Action Page directory). Support Randy Linn and Hugo Fleckner with an email message. Here is their message they sent the StopWMX campaign on May 5, 1998.

IN ADDITION ; 3 MONTHS FREE SERVICE FOR NEW CUSTOMERS SIGNING UP FOR ONE YEAR. PEOPLE FILL OUT A FORM, SIGN IT AND SEND IT TO THEM AND THEY (WMX) SEND US THE CANCELLATION NOTICE.

HISTORICALLY, WE HAVE BEEN 12-15% LESS THAN WMX PRICING. AS A LOCALLY OWNED "MOM AND POP" BUSINESS, WE ARE FACED WITH EXTINCTION DUE TO THIS PRICING STRATEGY. THERE IS NOT THAT KIND OF PROFIT MARGINS AVAILABLE TO MATCH PRICING.

WE ARE THE MOST EFFICIENT WE CAN BE BY UTILIZING AUTOMATED*** COLLECTION AND HAVING LITTLE OR NO DEBT. WE COLLECT SOURCE SEPARATED RECYCLING EVERY OTHER WEEK.

HELP!!!!

WE WILL WELCOME ANY SUGGESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE BUT PLEASE, MAKE THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!!!!

THANK YOU,

THE STAFF OF ROY'S REFUSE SERVICE INC, (320) 252-0684

ATTN: RANDY LINN OR HUGO FLECKNER

NOTES:

* - WMX does not have below cost pricing for the transfer station, just household pricing for new customers.

** - Commingled recycling is when the homeowner can mix all of the recycling materials together. This has a higher discard rate on the other end.

*** - Automated collection is with the collection arm. Only one person per route is required.

The challenge facing Roy's is not too different from the Department of Justice (DoJ) consent decree signed by Waste Management in February 1996. DoJ's antitrust division charged WMX with barring competition illegally by requiring three year contracts automatically renewed for three years. Any customer wanting to cancel their contract except at its end paid a six time monthly charge as a liquidation fee! WMI agreed to limit contracts to two years and liquidation fees to three times in the consent decree which covered Central Louisiana and Savannah, Georgia.

WMI said it would continue its three year contracts in other parts of the country, claiming them to be standard contracts. In Roy's area WMI contracts may make it very difficult for Roy's to regain contracts lost to WMX through its predatory pricing program.

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