News Commentary | December 01, 2021
Walmart and Zipline are testing autonomous aircraft delivery of certain health and consumable products. Customers within a 50‑mile radius of the Walmart Neighborhood Market in Pea Ridge, Arkansas, can avail themselves of this service. Walmart hopes to reach remote and at‑risk groups more quickly and... To read more, click here.
Research Brief | February 11, 2022
To reduce last‑mile delivery costs, which can make up more than 50% of the total delivery costs, attention towards automated solutions has been growing. Among the different solutions, those on wheels — including large, road‑going vehicles and smaller sidewalk optimized vehicles — have been gaining ... Not part of subscription
News Commentary | February 08, 2022
In a new partnership, TotalEnergies will now supply Berry Global, a major food and beverage packaging producer, with its certified circular polymers. While companies like Sabic have unveiled their range of mass‑balanced plastics, industry adoption has been slow, and the value of using these ... Not part of subscription
by Drishti Masand
CupClub and Muuse both have "smart" reusable cup systems to replace and reduce single-use cup waste. The pilot tests will be in local coffee shops in San Francisco and Palo Alto, California, U.S. – cities where other reusable cup models are being tested/adopted/piloted. Consumer behavior changes are unreliable, and so these reusable cup models need to establish a proof of concept, more so than other material alternatives. Clients looking for single-use cup alternatives should closely monitor these pilot tests to see if these startups can succeed with a reusable cup model; coffee shops globally have attempted the rental mugs and BYO cup models, but consumer adoption remains low.
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