The work will be carried out by surveyors working for Enterprise Peterborough, an organisation contracted to provide a number of services to the council including waste collection, recycling and grounds maintenance.

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It covers building, waste management, decommissioning, operations and maintenance.

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Slow-growth shrubs are definitely low-maintenance plants, requiring less pruning and creating less yard waste.

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The apparatus which recycles human waste and turns "yesterday's coffee into into tomorrow's coffee needs frequent maintenance and would likely not survive years of continuous duty on Mars", he says.

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