When garbage is collected by the city, the injury claim has to be filed against the government. If the city is responsible for that garbage collection, they have to be placed on notice and there are certain procedures that have to be followed when making a claim against it. For example, the statute of limitations may vary if the claim is being made against the city rather than a private individual. However, there may be circumstances where private contractors are performing the garbage collection services on behalf of the city and this might not always implicate the same sort of time limitations and notice requirements.