"What Portland is doing with organics is an area that we're very interested in, " says Nick Galus, a senior project manager with that city's solid-waste team.

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This summer was the first since 1982 that the former Leicester City and Cambridge frontman has been without a senior club as a player or manager - but his work with BBC Five Live Sport means he has still been involved in football.

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"The leasing idea seems ideal for local city councils and governmental departments running small fleets, " says Andrew Fullbrook, a senior manager at automotive research group CSM Worldwide.

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