Council of Trade Waste Ass'n v. City of New York

Petitioners, Council of Trade Waste Associations, Inc., which represents approximately 85% of the commercial refuse carters in New York City, and seven individual carting companies, argue on behalf of their regulated industry that respondent neglected to produce substantial evidence in support of its 1990 determination to lower commercial waste hauling rates effective May 6, 1991. The IAS court found that respondent adequately directed its efforts and rate-setting methodologies towards fulfilling its mandate of fixing maximum rates for the removal of refuse by calculating a fair rate of…