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Merging Retail with Sustainability
Today, it often makes economic sense for a business to minimize its footprint on the environment. For Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, the opportunities to make a difference are immense.
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Incorporating Solid Waste Services into an Unincorporated Area
A new procurement process contained three main elements that enabled Charlotte County, Florida to improve service to an unincorporated area with a population of nearly 140,000.
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Increasing Efficiency, Reducing Costs of Solid Waste Services
Competitive procurement of private disposal services and economic analysis of continued landfill use helps keep costs low for the Southeast Public Service Authority of Virginia.
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Comprehensive Business Plan Assists in Reaching State Goal of
35 Percent Recycling Rate
A market development center and program to expand the marketplace for recyclable materials was required to meet the aggressive goal.
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Innovative Technology Application Results in $2.3 Million Cost Savings
Operational efficiencies and sustainable approach to design help a Minnesota landfill thrive.
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Limited Landfill Space Leads to Waste Reduction Facility
A long-term public/private partnership helps reduce the amount of solid waste requiring landfill disposal which is critical in the island environment of Hawai'i.
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Planning for Solid Waste Needs Provides Alternatives for Landfill Development
Master plan helps a Wyoming landfill evaluate 20- and 50-year landfill development options.
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Mini-mill Gets Financing and a New Lease on Life
Independent Engineer's Review helps underutilized Minnesota mill get financing.
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Review Considers Landfill Transformation to Suburban Use
Technical review of four solid waste landfills located in New Jersey helps open the door for mixed use development.
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Waste Management Plan Results in Increased Energy Self-Sufficiency
Located in an isolated area in Hawaii, a public works department was looking for measures to take in order to increase their energy self-sufficiency.
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R. W. Beck Study Forecasts up to $12.7 Million in Potential Cost Savings
In an operational review that covered its entire solid waste system, t he City of El Paso, TX discovered a wealth of potential efficiency gains.
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Optimizing Service Delivery
120-day fast track study helps the City of Phoenix, AZ integrate operations and collection practices to ensure optimized service delivery.
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Management and Organizational Performance Assessment Streamlines Operations
A mid-sized Texas utility faced cost pressures primarily because of their own inability to control costs and turned to R. W. Beck to align operations and performance standards and achieve industry best practices.
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Long-term Planning Improves Solid Waste Programs
The City of Sioux Falls needed a long-term, comprehensive plan to upgrade its solid waste programs and contracted R. W. Beck produced a five-year Capital Improvement Plan.
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Program Management Services Promote Increased Demand For Tire Derived Products
Business development efforts expand the market for scrap tires throughout California.
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Appraisal Helps Agency Decide on Landfill Acquisition
After receiving an unsolicited offer from a private company, the Oklahoma Environmental Management Authority retained R. W. Beck to provide professional guidance on the potential purchase of its assets.
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Operations Review Nearly Eliminates $6.2 M Budget Shortfall
Recommendations to adjust fee structure and engage in cost-cutting strategies narrows the budget shortfall for a California solid waste utility.
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Review of Financing Options Provides $400,000 Additional Funds for Capital Projects
A large waste authority needed to generate revenue to cover capital, operating and maintenance costs as well as having additional funds available to respond to changing conditions.
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Helping to Expand End Markets for Recyclables
R. W. Beck research and planning assistance helps establish a Recycling Market Center whose mission is to expand end markets for recyclable materials.
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Businesses, Environmentalists See Eye-to-Eye on Recycling
Value chain analysis provides an in-depth understanding of the costs and revenues at each stage of beverage container recycling and helps stakeholders agree on recycling programs goals.
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Tire Recycling Market Gets a Retread
Our client in New York was directed by the state legislature to conduct an analysis of the disposition and markets for both stockpiled and annually generated tires originating in the state.
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Public Outreach Efforts Enable City To Meet Stakeholder Needs
R. W. Beck assisted the St. Louis County Health Department with developing a comprehensive, sustainable solid waste management plan that included strategies for source reduction and recycling.
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Study finds $250 Million in Recyclable Materials in Wastestream
Waste composition study demonstrated that Georgians annually dispose of 2.6 million tons of common recyclable materials.
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