We've made a commitment to continue to do our normal checks. We don't want that to happen, however. We want to reach an agreement with our workers and that's where we're focused.

We're prepared to continue to collect waste from both our residential and commercial customers.

We presented the union members with an improved offer on Thursday that we believe is a very good offer.

Anyone can dabble, but once you've made that commitment, your blood has that particular thing in it, and it's very hard for people to stop you.

I was struck by the deep commitment that some of these individuals have for green building and the number of years they have been involved with the practice. Most of them have not just recently jumped on the bandwagon, but have helped create the current momentum that green building is enjoying locally.

I don't think there's a commitment in this administration.