Each year, 8 million metric tons of plastic waste enters the world’s oceans. Millions of plastic straws are used and disposed each day. The straws are usually made from polypropylene and are not truly degradable. Most recycling programs are loath to accept straws because straws are too light and fall off sorters. They are often […]

‘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 […]