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    A Southeastern solid waste operation doubles revenue by recycling glass into mulch, road salt.

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    Contract specifications help San Diego avert fines related to California's disposal reduction targets.

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    Two decades of experience allow a waste-to-energy facility to chart its own course on its expansion project.

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    One employee's unique approach to purchasing has had a major, lasting impact on a whole department.

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    As group-purchasing models evolve, the ramifications of buying off a contract negotiated by another party become complex. Cooperative purchasing substitutes a government agency's bid process with that of either another government agency or a third party. To prevent potential liability, the...