The objective has been to produce an accurate assessment of the waste disposal industry and the extent of criminal activity within it, as well as to discuss policy alternatives needed to correct the problems. The bulk of the report focuses on New York. Nevertheless, the report gives a good picture of how the solid waste hauling industry works. It is not a pretty picture. But the solid waste industry has been particularly prone to takeover by organized crime.
Garbage is a low-tech business.
You need a strong back and a truck and a place to dump the stuff, and not much else. Under these circumstances, you would expect a lot of competition between haulers. The price of a stop is 30 to 50 month's income from that stop. So you buy a stop and then for 30 to 50 months you make not a penny picking up the garbage there. Murder is not necessary very often.