THE CHALLENGE In 2011, Elastec embarked on a project that had been sitting on the back burner for years. Thanks to the Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X CHALLENGE, that project was given top priority, and every person in the company played a role to complete the task. When the X Prize foundation issued to the […]
Elastec received a mention on the “Resilient Forward” podcast while discussing water pollution. Emilio Lopez, of SOP Technologies, mentioned how the ELASTEC Omni Catamaran is one of the tools being used to collect floating trash, debris and dead fish in canals and waterways. The mention of Elastec begins at around the 12:20 mark. SOP Technologies
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The White County CEO Program and Elastec will be teaming up on Saturday, January 25, 2020 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for The Green Project. The Green Project is to sell a sample bag of sustainable, green products to people in and around White County. This business also offers t-shirts, silent auction items, and
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Here’s an update on our “trash walks” from last week. We finished cleaning the stretch of road between the stop signs in front of our office (about 1/4 mile). In doing so, we filled 5 heavy duty trash bags totaling 74 pounds. The most common type of item we picked up were aluminum cans, specifically
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On most days, a small group of us at Elastec like to step away from our desks, go outside and stretch our legs with a nice walk. It’s about a ½ mile walk down the rural road to our local golf course where we then reach a small creek. Usually, a walk is a relaxing
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Elastec has been testing a new smaller version of its Brute Bin trash collection device. This 4 ft. model can be installed at storm drain outflows to capture plastic pollution, trash and debris before it makes its way into the waterways. Trash enters our waterways from roadside rubbish carried by wind and stormwater runoff into
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Minibytes by Al Allen By now, if you’ve been reading my previous blogs, you are aware that my opinions, stories and lessons learned usually involve a blend of technology, oil spill experiences, personal stories, and some of my own opinions and expectations. Hang on…, be patient…, and possibly just tolerate my desire to share so
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Minibytes by Al Allen Expectations can stimulate positive incentives, encourage and support creative ideas, and lead to fun and excitement. Some expectations, however, can fuel distrust, fear, impatience, confusion, and sadness. Wow! Haven’t we all allowed both types of expectation to impact our lives — such expectation created from within, or from the world around
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Minibytes by Al Allen The mismanagement of expectation can seriously affect the results of an oil spill, including the spiller’s reputation, the costs for damages and cleanup, the creation of new rules and regulations, etc. These and many other impacts will be addressed in this and the next two blogs). Just for fun, I will compare
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Minibytes by Al Allen Training typically includes classroom sessions, workshops, drills, field exercises, etc. Regardless of the format and location, there are some basic guidelines that help make such training effective. My own observations on this topic draw from about a thousand training sessions over the past 5 decades. Conducted in well over 75 countries,
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