The general manager of environmental and engineering services in a southwestern Ontario city is preparing a recommendation concerning the execution of "green bins" to collect organic wastes from city homes. When making this selection, he must think about the costs to the citizen to execute this program along with other qualitative problems. The case is written for an engineering economics unit in a general business course for engineering students as an introduction to public sector decision-making.
PUBLICATION DATE: May 30, 2011 PRODUCT #: W11307-HCB-ENG
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