DETROIT (AP) — Detroit is moving ahead with a $683 million contract to build a large facility designed to convert waste material into energy or fertilizer.

The Detroit News reports Tuesday (http://bit.ly/ZpTAgm ) that it’s the first attempt to modernize the way the city disposes of sludge since a prior deal with Synagro Technologies Inc. fell apart amid a federal corruption probe.

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