Theme of this issue: IR in the Stone Age
Cover Story Investment Recovery in the Stone Age
Neanderthals were smarter than previously depicted by paleoanthropologists. Findings show they were clearly were recycling, as were Mexico's Olmecs more than 3,5000 years ago. Read the rest of this article...
Feature Story Salvaging Cars, Ships and People
While Henry Ford's assembly lines were becoming famous, by far the most dramatic post-consumer recycling activity at the gigantic Rouge facility near Detroit, were Ford's disassembly lines designed to take apart junked automobiles. Ford ran the program intermittently between 1930 and World War II. Read the rest of this article...
From The IR Archives 1980 -
IR: An Emerging Management Strategy
Looking back over 16 years of investment recovery, there are achievements that provide a perspective of the benefits that result from an organized, continuous Investment Recovery effort. Five such achievements have emerged as most significant at Union Carbide.
President's Message. "Happy Holidays!"
What a wonderful time of the year. There are parties with friends and family gatherings where even "weird Uncle Frank" can almost seem normal. The heat of the summer is past and some parts of the country are even enjoying a classic symbol of winter-snow! This is the time to finalize the year that is passing, and to look forward with anticipation to a successful year ahead. Read the rest of this article...
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