Ever since Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox got together back in 1984 to release the book “The Goal”, it became almost universally clear that the ultimate goal of any business is to make money. While that was likely always the case, it kind of got buried over the years under shifting management fads and ancillary things we do to reach that real ultimate goal. Since the goal is to make money, we have two choices of how to do that: we can increase revenue or decrease expenses. Those looking to … [Read more...]
Environmental Services Update-February 2018
Environmental Services Update-February 2018 Edge Insights’ experts are constantly monitoring the Environmental Services industry in order to help ensure the best possible pricing and contract terms for our clients. The following report lists some of the recent news in the Environmental Services industry. Earth Day 2018 The first Earth Day was on April 22, 1970. On that day, approximately 20 million Americans from all walks of life took action against the negative impacts of 150 years of … [Read more...]
Environmental Services Update-November 2017
Environmental Services Update-November 2017 Edge Insights’ experts are constantly monitoring the Environmental Services industry in order to help ensure the best possible pricing and contract terms for our clients. The following report lists some of the recent news in the Environmental Services industry. Stericycle Class-Action Lawsuit: A lawsuit originally filed in April 3, 2013 against medical waste disposal company Stericycle was recently granted nationwide consumer class status by a … [Read more...]
Environmental Services Update-August 2017
Environmental Services Update-August 2017 Edge Insights’ experts are constantly monitoring Environmental Services industry in order to help ensure the best possible pricing and contract terms for our clients. The following report lists some of the recent news in the Environmental Services industry. Service Contracts: Vendors sometimes use clever tactics to get a customer to sign a new agreement even when there is already an agreement in place. Generally, the new agreement will have rates, … [Read more...]
Sustainability
Saving Money and the Environment: A Win-Win Solution Sustainability means meeting the needs of the present without compromising future generations and their needs. In business, this means finding more efficient ways of performing day-to-day operating activities with less environmental footprint. What if it can be done without costing more or taking any additional time? Our goal at Edge Insights is to help your organization do the right thing for the environment, have the opportunity to be … [Read more...]
Want to save money and the environment? It’s all about the Green!
As we know, traditional recycling has evolved over the years. In the past, glass, aluminum cans, plastics, and paper were all separated out in to different containers. Today’s technology allows for single stream recycling to optimize environmental impact while simplifying the effort. The process of streamlining encourages everyone to become more ‘green.’ Edge Insights recognizes the value in constantly improving these efforts to not only save the environment, but to save our clients money as … [Read more...]