Recycling on Everyone’s Radar
Recycling of packaging has been ubiquitous for decades, and yet, its systems have many moving parts, often confuse consumers, and could be more effective at recovering packages.
Apr 23rd, 2021 For plastics recycling to work correctly, for example, it helps to have consistency in the use of identifiers for the different polymers, and for consumers to have some level of understanding of those identifiers, and for consistency in labeling claims about recyclability, and for recycling facilities to standardize what they can accept and process. Failure of any one of these can make the whole system less effective.
FourKites latest PCL showcases 366 carriers, brokers and 3PLs that have achieved the highest standards of visibility-related operational excellence, as demonstrated by their ability to provide high-quality, consistent, accurate data on the vast majority of their loads. These best practices provide shippers and the broader supply chain ecosystem with data and insights to streamline operations, increase shipping dock turn times, reduce inventory levels and better manage labor costs. Carriers included on FourKites Q1 PCL experienced an average 10% annual load volume growth compared to the prior year, clocking 2.5 million loads in Q1 alone. Of the 366 carriers on the list, 119 have qualified for the list for more than five consecutive quarters, while 28 have qualified every quarter since the inception of the program in January 2019.
This was the greatest test that the system could ve ever experienced, said Geoff Freeman, chief executive of Consumer Brands. Our wildest imagination may not have been able to imagine the 12-month surge that we just went through.
Even as the pandemic subsides, Consumer Brands is forecasting that industry s 2021 sales will still be up 7.4% to 8.5% from 2019. January sales are up 16% from the same time a year ago, representing the highest year-over-year change since last March. February sales growth slowed slightly but was still in the double digits. Before the pandemic, strong growth for a consumer products company meant an increase in the low single digits.
Coronavirus update: U.S. at pandemic crossroads, Americans get travel warning
Vaccines may provide relief for ‘long haulers’ 04/20/2021
Total U.S. confirmed cases: 31,741,301 (31,672,240)
Total U.S. deaths: 567,759 (567,233)
Total global cases: 142,252,661 (141,544,240)
Total global deaths: 3,033,225 (3,022,288)
U.S. at a pandemic crossroads
As far as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is concerned, it’s “the best of times and the worst of times.” In some states, new cases are rapidly declining. In others, they’re rising at a worrisome rate.
According to Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. is at a “complicated stage.” She says the seven-day average of new cases is at more than 67,443, up 1% from the previous week. A month ago, the seven-day average was 53,000 cases a day. Walensky says vaccinations are critical.
Fragrance Creators to Present Sean Broderick of Procter & Gamble With Extraordinary Leadership Award
The special award recognizes outstanding industry leadership and support during COVID-19
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WASHINGTON, April 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Fragrance Creators Association has announced it will recognize Sean Broderick, Senior Director, Global Government Relations and Public Policy, Procter & Gamble (P&G), as the recipient of a special Extraordinary Leadership Award for his contributions in helping empower the industry to adapt and continue to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic. As cases surged and U.S. businesses faced shutdown orders, Broderick worked to improve coordination among key industry organizations, including Fragrance Creators, the American Cleaning Institute, the Personal Care Products Council, and Consumer Brands Association, which resulted in improved supply chain understanding and coordination in a time of uncertaint