Guardian poll: Should the garbage contract be put out to bid?

Since 1932, the company now known as Recology has, in some form or another, controlled the contract to pick up San Francisco’s garbage. Now some people are saying it ought to be put out to bid. The local company, which has an employee stock ownership plan, says it’s doing a heck of a job — and that a bid might open the door for a bad out-of-state conglomerate. On the other hand, 80 years is a long time for a contract — and a bidding process might help San Francisco get some more money out of what is by all accounts a very lucrative deal. Let us know what you think after the jump.