Freeman doesn’t express an opinion. Her point is that even if the statistic is correct, it could be a product of private companies’ ability to select customers, not a product of their efficiency.

This is a point of disagreement. Powell believes the reason is that private companies are more efficient. Freeman believes that we cannot conclude the reason is greater efficiency. To Freeman, the reason could be private companies’ exclusion of most costly customers.

Powell doesn’t express an opinion about this. It’s possible Powell agrees that private companies have this ability, but just thinks private companies don’t exercise it.

Neither speaker comments on whether local authorities will turn public waste-removal companies into private ones.

Powell doesn’t have an opinion about this. He doesn’t comment on how the needs of a customer might relate to the costs of serving that customer.