The Richfield City Council informally agreed Tuesday afternoon to shelve plans aimed at reducing the amount of garbage truck activity in the city.

At a special work session, councilmembers heard from four local haulers about the impact more regulation would have. Alternatives discussed at Tuesday's meeting included limiting the number of garbage collection licenses the city issues and dividing the city into sections that would be the exclusive territory of a hauler.

Council Member Fred Wroge said he opposed any changes to the current trash collection system because it would take away the ability of residents to choose their own hauler, negotiate a trash fee or change haulers if they weren't happy with their service.

Councilmembers agreed to gather more information about damage heavy trucks do to city streets and Maplewood's decision to implement a system of organized collection.

A suggestion to have one day a year when residents could put out anything for pickup and disposal, called "push to the curb," had the support of councilmembers at Tuesday's meeting.