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Managing solid waste services saves Ohio a landfill full of cash
For decades, Ohio primarily procured solid waste removal services directly from the haulers one pick up location at a time. Several hundred individual contracts comprising multiple vendors were needed to get the job done. In 2013, the Ohio Department of Administrative Services recognized that significant opportunities for improvement existed if these services could be managed through a unified effort.
For decades, Ohio primarily procured solid waste removal services directly from the haulers one pick up location at a time. Covering the state’s geography involved operations in all 88 counties, more than 600 separate locations utilizing nearly 2,000 waste containers of various sizes, and over 31,000 waste pickups per year. Several hundred individual contracts comprising multiple vendors were needed to get the job done. Little if any consideration had ever been given to identifying the...
