Realizing he could support valuable programs and services by making a car donation to charity, a New York man did just that with his 2010 Hybrid Honda Civic in hopes of providing valuable funds for the U.S. Fund for UNICEF’s worthy programs. What he didn’t realize was his donation would be the organization’s top-grossing vehicle
A Local Donation A Massachusetts woman recently donated her car to the American Cancer Society in honor of cancer patients everywhere. A survivor herself, Joanne remembers her personal fight to battle lung cancer. It started in 2011 with an accidental discovery and unexpected diagnosis, followed by surgery to remove a malignant tumor. Although it was
Places. Over the last five weeks I’ve done a bit of traveling. Crisscrossing the country several times; 16 flights, over 20000 miles, 7 hotels, dozens of taxis, 5 hotel gyms, 2 hotel pools, 1 yoga studio and counting all the restaurants would only give me indigestion. I have two very busy periods annually for travel;
The time is here. The school year has ended and the dorms are closing for the summer. You’re finally scheduled to pick up your son or daughter (or both) from college and they’ll be all yours for the next 3 months. You arrive at the dorm to find boxes, bags and milk crates, furniture and
After a blue-gray and white winter, spring is a time for celebration. It starts the party with bursts of rich and vibrant colors. It beckons living things to wake a little earlier and stay out a little later. We take deeper breaths of clean, fresh air and head to the beach, park, or backyard to
We may be in the business of remarketing vehicles, but safety is always our top concern. We work to get older, less safe vehicles off the road. We choose business partners who hold high operational and safety standards. We choose charity partners that work for the safety and health of people all over the world.
There’s a lot of talk in the office about the looming deadline for tax filing. Some took care of this responsibility early, while others waited until the last minute. With less than a week to go, there’s little time and lots of anxiety for those who waited. If you’re like those of us who waited
When the Department of Environmental Management steps in to manage industry regulations, the discussion typically turns to government overreach. That’s not the case in Rhode Island, where officials were happy to announce a productive agreement between the state and Rhode Island Recycled Metals corporation. Although the company will need to address hazardous waste on its
The (radical) truth is, attacking waste is the engine that will pull the whole train. If you’re looking for a quick, profitable ascent up Mount Sustainability, going after waste is the natural place to begin.
Each year, around 10 million vehicles are disposed of in the United States. Before vexing your conscience, you should know that over 95 percent of these “retired” cars head straight to one of the 7,000 vehicle recycling operations around the country and 75 percent of these cars’ parts are completely recycled, letting cars claim top