If you’re running a business that incorporates logistics then you know the value of getting this aspect right. You also know that logistics cost money. Drivers are a cost, insurance is an expense, and if there’s an accident involving your vehicle, you cannot really hope for the insurance company to foot the entire expense. There […]

Delivery services rely heavily on drivers to get the job done. The business model most successful for delivery services is to let vehicle owners freelance. It works great for both parties. Haultail lets you work at your own convenience. There’s good money to be made here. People are already doing so.  Experienced drivers are of […]

By Robert Durant The leaders of Texas A&M University’s seaside Galveston campus had a choice to make. It was 2008, and Hurricane Ike had just devastated the Gulf Coast, forcing the university to move its students 145 miles inland to College Station for a semester. Should the school retreat inland and close down its former campus? Or would […]

By Christopher Thompson Morris Friedman, CEO of Friedman Recycling, said it’s the question he is asked the most: “What is the most problematic recycling issue for a recycling processor?”  There was a slight lean forward from the audience at the Regional Recycling Market Development workshop in Albuquerque as Friedman paused. “Really, it’s food contamination,” he […]

By Christopher Thompson Pledges to phase out ‘unabated’ coal-fired power aren’t enough, researchers say  PPCA members are wealthy nations with small electricity demand, they found These countries rank higher in terms of government transparency and openness Major coal users such as China, where electricity demand is rapidly growing, coal power plants are young ranks lower on […]

By Christopher Thompson Are you hosting a 4th of July party this year? You may be feeling overwhelmed by the entire process…  from finalizing the invite list, to planning the menu, to purchasing decorations, organizing games, and of course—cleaning up the mess. There are so many moving parts that you probably haven’t considered how to […]

By Ryan Johnson Stuff journalists Andrea Vance and Iain McGregor have just returned from a expedition to clean-up plastic from a remote uninhabited Pacific island. Will a New Zealand’s ban on grocery bags help tackle the world’s plastic pollution problem?  Six tonnes of rubbish. 151 hours of hiking. And 351 man hours over 11 gruelling days. Joining […]

By Christopher Thompson “Tomorrow, when we have a choice between two bottles, one made out of recycled plastic and the other not, the second one will be more expensive”, states Brune Poirson, the French secretary of state of Ecological Transition last summer. This penalty system for consumer goods made of non-recycled plastic will be implemented […]

By Ryan Johnson Early this month, the World Wide Fund for Nature announced a major push in Singapore to reduce the use of plastic disposables in the food and beverage industry, with more than 270 restaurants and businesses involved. As part of this Plastic ACTion initiative, the businesses – which include catering companies – are […]

By Christopher Thompson PepsiCo announced plans to sell canned water Thursday in an effort to reduce plastic waste. Pepsi, which owns Aquafina water, will start selling water in cans at stadiums, restaurants and some retail stores in 2020. Aquafina is one of the largest water brands in the U.S., so a move to get rid […]