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A city "flow control" ordinance mandated that all solid waste that was within the limits of the town was to be transported to a local facility in the city for processing before it could be sent to other states for further disposal. A solid waste processor sued the city in federal court claiming that the ordinance discriminated based on local economic protectionism. The city responded that the ordinance did not discriminate because it does not differentiate solid waste due to geographic origin. All solid waste, regardless of origin, must be processed and made environmentally safe at the transfer station before it leaves town. Will the federal court rule that the flow control ordinance is a discriminatory law against the free flow of interstate commerce?

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law

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  1. No, because the ordinance is necessary for the protection of public health and safety.
  2. Yes, because it allows only the favored operator to process waste that is within the limits of the town, to the exclusion of outside processors who might be interested in getting some of the business.
  3. No, because the city simply wanted to assure that the solid waste leaving the area was not environmentally harmful.
  4. No, because the city did not discriminate against anyone's waste, if it was in the city limits the state from where the material originated did not come into consideration.
  5. Yes, because the ordinance gives an unfair advantage to local processors over out-of-state processors.
  6. No, because the ordinance is based on environmental concerns, not economic protectionism.
  7. Yes, because it requires processors to come into the state to be allowed to do processing instead of being able receive the waste at their out-of-state location.
  8. No, because the ordinance applies equally to all waste, regardless of its origin.
  9. Yes, because it creates a barrier to entry for out-of-state waste processors.

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