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IFCO achieves 2 billion reusable packaging shipment milestone enabling customer environmental savings

Munich, Germany, February 16, 2023: IFCO, the world’s leading provider of Reusable Packaging Containers (RPCs) delivered over 2 billion reusable packaging shipments of fresh produce, meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, bread, and other fresh grocery products during 2022. With a circular economy business model based on share-reduce-reuse principles, IFCO enabled its supply chain customers to achieve… Read More: IFCO achieves 2 billion reusable packaging shipment milestone enabling customer… »

US Gives Pfizer $3.2 Billion for Ineffective COVID Vax

In a news release quietly published June 29, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that it, in partnership with the Department of Defense, agreed to purchase another 105 million doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot — for $ 3.2 billion.1 The contract is intended to supply shots for a coming fall injection… Read More: US Gives Pfizer $3.2 Billion for Ineffective COVID Vax »

White House to spend $10 billion to bolster vaccine effort

Health Politics Loading the player… The White House announced Thursday that it is dedicating another $ 10 billion to try to drive up vaccination rates in low-income, minority and rural enclaves throughout the country. The effort, which is funded through the $ 1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package passed earlier this month, will include $ 6 billion in… Read More: White House to spend $10 billion to bolster vaccine effort »

Why healthcare wastes $750 billion every year: Few organizations analyze data to stop it

Every year the healthcare industry wastes an estimated $ 750 billion, and while employers overwhelmingly perceive this to be a problem, about 60 percent are not actively managing the issue. This is among the findings of a survey to identify employers’ perceptions and actions related to waste in the healthcare system released by National Alliance… Read More: Why healthcare wastes $750 billion every year: Few organizations analyze… »