This can lead easily to waste and duplication.

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"Weekly bin collections are more expensive to run and lead to less waste being recycled, which is bad news for cash-strapped councils and families and bad news for the environment, " said its waste campaigner, Julian Kirby.

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While the Environmental Protection Agency would prefer to regulate the byproduct that contains arsenic, mercury and lead under stricter federal hazardous waste laws, the utility sector wants it to remain classified as a solid waste that the states now oversee.

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Cuts to the environment service could lead to delays in parking and waste applications and will affect road and rail improvement schemes.

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Antiquated and overly complex procurement rules lead to year-long delays and waste millions of taxpayer dollars.

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It tends to lead to a misallocation of resources and waste.

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First, electronic waste is currently hazardous waste in that it contains lead, mercury, cadmium, brominated flame retardants etc, which are integrally mixed into components and cannot therefore be easily separated from the non-hazardous components.

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For millions of Americans, this can lead to frustrating encounters trying to get the services you need and a waste of taxpayer dollars.

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Imagine hospitals that lead society in reducing toxic chemical exposures , and that are reducing their waste, saving money and improving patient care at the same time.

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The former is a complete waste of time, and the latter is prone to error, which can lead to even more work in the future.

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