Allan Gerlat, News Editor

January 12, 2012

1 Min Read
Judge Delays Decision on Dallas Flow Control Law

A U.S. District Court judge has delayed making a decision in the waste flow control suit in Dallas.

“Not surprisingly, the judge has taken the issue under advisement,” says David Biderman, general counsel for the National Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA), in an interview after the Jan. 12 hearing. “We expect the judge to issue a decision by the end of the month.”

Biderman says he believes that because the city agreed to delay implementation of the law until 30 days after the hearing.

Dallas passed a law Sept. 28 directing city waste to go to the city’s McCommas Bluff landfill. NSWMA and several other parties filed a suit to stop the law, saying it is anti-free enterprise and would discourage recycling.

About the Author(s)

Allan Gerlat

News Editor, Waste360

Allan Gerlat joined the Waste360 staff in September 2011 as news editor. He was the editor of Waste & Recycling News for the first 16 years of its history, and under his guidance the publication won 27 national and regional awards.

Before Waste & Recycling News, Allan worked at another Crain Communications publication, Rubber & Plastics News, which covers rubber product manufacturing. He began with the publication as associate editor and eventually became managing editor, a position he held for nine years.

Allan is a graduate of Ohio University, where he earned a BS in journalism. He is based in Sagamore Hills, in northeast Ohio.

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