UK Store Iceland Aims To Be Plastic-Free Across Own Label Range By 2023

Iceland, the UK’s leading frozen food specialist, is committing to become the first major retailer globally to eliminate plastic packaging from all of its own brand products by the end of 2023.  The process starts now and Iceland is challenging itself to complete it within the next five years. Iceland’s pledge will be an important step towards cutting down on the 1 million tonnes1 of plastic generated by supermarkets in the UK each year. In its place, Iceland will be harnessing the latest technologies to create a range of packaging…

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Car Care Council Launch 6 Quick Tips for Bomb Cyclone Winter Driving Campaign

When it comes to winter car care, many motorists think of antifreeze and batteries, but vehicles need extra attention in winter, especially when a bomb cyclone hits and temperatures drop. The Car Care Council has launched a cxampaign to highlight six quick tips to help your vehicle perform at its best during cold weather months. “Most people never heard of ‘bombogenesis” until heavy snow and dangerous cold recently hit many areas of the country, including several states that usually don’t experience this type of severe weather,” said Rich White, executive…

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Jurdy, the Hero of Happy-ness, launches a world-wide anti-bullying, kindness campaign

Starting with the students at Shue-Medill Middle School in Newark, Delaware, Jurdy is bringing the State of Delaware, and the world, together in a spirit of kindness by passing the Jurdy Torch of happy-ness. On January 10, Shue-Medill students will “pass” (hand off) the Jurdy Torch to each other. “By passing the Jurdy Torch, we hope to pass the idea onto other schools throughout the State, the region, and hopefully around the world! It will be fun for the students to see how far it will go leading up to…

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Phone2Action and Community Brands Partner to Help Associations and Nonprofits Carry Out Advocacy Campaigns

Phone2Action, a digital advocacy platform that connects citizens to lawmakers, and Community Brands, a technology-driven company that delivers purpose-built solutions to the world’s leading associations and nonprofits, have joined forces to offer digital advocacy capabilities to cause-based organizations. Community Brands will now provide to its customers Phone2Action’s digital advocacy platform under the name Community Brands Advocacy. “Community Brands continues to be at the forefront of identifying—and providing—the software and technology tools that bring value to associations and nonprofits,” said Jeb Ory, CEO, Phone2Action. “We are honored to be working with such…

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MPs call for “latte levy” on coffee cups

An Environmental Audit Committee report out today says a cup charge should help pay for improved recycling facilities. It says if 100% of single-use cups aren’t recycled by 2023 then there should be an outright ban on providing them. The report says: The UK throws away 2.5 billion disposable coffee cups Environmental Audit Committee Chair, Mary Creagh MP, said:  “The UK throws away 2.5 billion disposable coffee cups every year; enough to circle the planet five and a half times. Almost none are recycled and half a million a day…

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