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Aug. 2017

Published: September 7, 2017
Updated:
September 20, 2017September 7, 2017
by Editorial Staff

Features from the August 2017 print edition:

  • Buying in
  • Community Spotlight: How one SoCal beach town takes on diversion challenges
  • Data Corner: How the US and EU stack up on pricing
  • In My Opinion: Bringing nuance to the numbers
  • MRF of the Month: Eureka Recycling, Minneapolis
  • Picking dignity
  • Step by step

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