Contaminants in recycling can hurt the process and can actually result in batches of recyclable material being diverted to landfills. Waste disposal is an issue that the islands of Hawaii are serious about. The following items are contaminants and should not be added to the blue bins designated for recyclable items. Thin plastic bags damage […]

‘Retailers in Stores Eating Popcorn’ is screened in Chicago. Chicago – Retail success stories, plans for supply chain improvements and a spirited endorsement of the co-op hardware model highlighted the Ace Hardware General Session here during the co-op’s Fall Convention. During the 90-minute presentation, a wide variety of Ace dealers were recognized for achieving growth […]

Workhorse, with its 120 employees, hopes to beat larger players to market. I wasn’t sure entirely what I expected an electric helicopter to look like, but what I found waiting for me at New York’s Flatiron Plaza wasn’t it. It’s not because it didn’t look like a helicopter; to an extent, it did. It just […]

Across the Bay Area, recycling companies are in a crunch to find places overseas where they can sell plastic yogurt cups and junk mail flyers. China had been a big buyer of reclaimed refuse but recently tightened its rules on the products it accepts, requiring the various materials to be rigorously separated and much cleaner […]