Today’s smartphones automatically find your location on a map. Not so for state and local government leaders planning sustainable materials management (SMM). The variances in data reporting from state to state make comparisons and benchmarking difficult. Because performance in terms of cost effectiveness, continuous improvement and planning matters, collecting data for measuring success is important. We need effective, useable and...

Once upon a time, you collected waste door to door and hauled it to the city dump near the town limits. This is no longer the case. The complexity of logistics for recycling and disposal has grown exponentially. The myriad of management options a typical public works director faces today is not only difficult to navigate, but can be especially...