Despite the fact that the planet is covered in water, millions of people lack access to clean drinking water. About 3.1% of all deaths around the planet are caused unsafe water, inadequate water or the lack of proper sanitation. These are also the causes of 3.7% of all disability adjusted life years around the world….
The Economic Costs of Rust Damage and Corrosion: a $300 Billion Problem
Rust is a serious threat to metal structures and equipment all over the world. While rust can have detrimental effects, it can’t cause too much damage overall, right? According to ASM International, the professional group formerly known as the American Society for Metals, rust damage causes $300 billion in damage to the U.S. economy each year….
Alternative Uses for Used Shipping Containers
Some things are more difficult to recycle. Take shipping containers for example. They are extremely large and heavy. They are made out of a ton of aluminum and steel, both quality materials. However, the shipping containers would be difficult to break down. For this reason, many used shipping containers are sitting in storage, unused. There…
I Want To Create The Best School Marquee Sign What Should I Know?
Are you trying to bolster your school marquee or garner more business revenue? You might need to change your sign. It’s easy to get swept up in the day-to-day obligations of maintaining a business or establishment, but one of the most common mistakes people make is neglecting their most obvious first impression. A sign is…
3 Reasons Your Small Business Needs a Social Media Marketing Strategy
In this day and age, the market is completely saturated. That makes it hard for small businesses to compete with more established corporate entities. In order to stand out from the crowd, small businesses need to get creative with their brand management and digital marketing. One of the most effective ways to do this is…
Pharma Companies Amp Up Efforts to Improve Safety of Drug Supply
Keeping counterfeit and tainted pharmaceutical products away from patients is a concern shared by all drug companies. In 2012, 64 people were killed as a result of receiving steroid injections that had been contaminated with fungal meningitis. The contaminated medications had come from compounding pharmacies. Compounded pharmaceuticals are individually formulated to meet a patient’s specific…
Document Shredding Mandates in the Medical Field
There are a variety of private businesses and professional services that are legally bound to shred confidential documents. Doctors and health insurance providers are just two of the medically-oriented organizations that are required to shred files containing sensitive personal information, including financial data. Due to the sensitive personal and financial information contained within these documents,…
Tips to Hiring the Best Green Carpet Cleaning Services
Cleaning carpets is something that people need to do if they want to have people over and impress them. They need to look to carpet cleaning services for the most ideal clean-up service around. There is almost no value in having carpet if you are unable to keep it clean and looking good, and that…
Prescriptions for Needed Medications Can Come with Low Copays or High Prices
No parent wants to get a phone call from a college student 12 hours from home that the doctor has again diagnosed strep throat. With a third prescription for antibiotics in a year and half, the strep throat diagnosis is concerning. And while on the one hand the parents are concerned about the health of…
5 Benefits to Hiring a Professional Cleaning Service
Hiring commercial cleaning services to take care of your business is an incredibly good idea. There are many companies that have outsourced cleaning services because they realize how much better for the business it is. You may be having your employees clean up the place but that should stop now. Invest a little money in…