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The City of Sierra Vista and Canyon Vista Medical Center have partnered to keep 130 tons of paper, cardboard and plastic from landfills, by creating a recycling program.   

"Canyon Vista wanted to keep trash and recycling services local," said Dr. Dean French, Canyon Vista Medical Center CEO, in a recent release. 

"Choosing the City of Sierra Vista for trash and recycling services was a smart business decision for both our bottom line and the environment."

"We're excited to be entering into this partnership with Canyon Vista Medical Center," said Richard Cayer, operations manager for the City of Sierra Vista, in the same release. "Canyon Vista approached the City and asked if Public Works could handle a volume of recycling as large as theirs. Knowing they wanted to ‘keep it local,' we sharpened our pencils and figured out how to ramp up our operations and reconfigure transportation logistics to make it work."

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