Making Tough Decisions: The Story of Robert “Bob” Abram Bartlett Bob Bartlett was born August 15, 1875. He was a man that had an insatiable appetite for the Arctic waters and at the ripe age of 17, mastered his first ship. For over 50 years, Captain Bartlett of the SS Roosevelt mapped and explored the entirety of the North, thus ultimately becoming the first man to sail north of 88 degrees N. Sadly for us,…
The Future of the Waste Industry The past two posts have given some keen insight into what demands and circumstances have brought us to where we are today. The convergence of increased waste production and the desire to protect our environment has forced the Waste Industry to adopt new technologies and operational practices that have had mixed results for both haulers and municipalities. So, what does the future hold? Firstly, I believe the industry as…
WHERE WE ARE As mentioned in the last blog, the staggering rate of waste growth has forced people around the globe to develop creative and practical processes that allow the responsible processing and recycling of waste. A wise business consultant once said, “if you are interested in improving your business, find the bottleneck and fix it”. This holds true in both business and any other process. The problem is that the bottleneck has shifted in…