Month: April 2018

Single use plastic to be phased out at the National Trust

Stuart Mitchell

The National Trust has announced it will phase out selling single use plastics at its places by 2022. The conservation charity has already eliminated plastic from its disposable cups and cutlery, instead choosing plant based biodegradable products, and will withdraw from sale throwaway plastic bottles across its 343 cafes and tea rooms. The Trust, which cares for over 500 historic places, 775 miles of coastline and 250,000 hectares of countryside, is committed to: Ensuring all its shops are free of single use plastic by 2022. Removing all single use plastic…

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Co-op “tests the water” offering ethically-conscious shoppers a “clear” alternative

Stuart Mitchell

The Co-op has unveiled plans to switch all of its bottled water to 50% recycled plastic (rPET) in a move which is set to test whether today’s environmentally-conscious consumer is ready to ditch more aesthetically pleasing packaging. The bottles – themselves 100% recyclable and sourced in the UK – do appear darker, greyer and cloudier than those using less or no recycled plastic, and so the community retailer will “test the water”, throwing down the gauntlet to gauge whether ethical consumers will turn the traditional psychology of shopping on its…

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Earth Day Network in partnership with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and U.S. Department of State, Announces Earth Challenge 2020, a Citizen Science Initiative

Stuart Mitchell

In anticipation of the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day in 2020, Earth Day Network, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and the U.S. Department of State, through the Eco-Capitals Forum, announce Earth Challenge 2020, a Citizen Science Initiative. This initiative is in collaboration with Connect4Climate – World Bank Group, Conservation X Labs, Hult Prize, National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE), Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), Reset, SciStarter, UN Environment and others to be announced. Earth Challenge 2020 will help fulfill our goal of engaging millions of global citizens…

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Ferring Launch #TalkAboutTrying Campaign to Inspire Reproductive Conversations During National Infertility Awareness Week®

Stuart Mitchell

In support of this year’s National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW) from April 22-28, Ferring Pharmaceuticals (US) is launching the #TalkAboutTrying campaign to raise awareness of fertility issues and empower women and couples to seek help sooner. The campaign encourages people to share their personal experiences on social media using #TalkAboutTrying as a way to provide inspiration and support to those who are going through similar struggles. For every #TalkAboutTrying post through May 11, 2018, Ferring will donate $1 to RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association which will serve to provide timely,…

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Call2Recycle campaign educates and promotes responsible battery recycling

Stuart Mitchell

Call2Recycle®, North America’s first and largest consumer battery stewardship and recycling program, is encouraging consumers to declutter living spaces and break the battery hoarder habit by recycling used batteries. Individuals can even enter to win a Charged Up Battery Kit from Call2Recycle to jumpstart their battery recycling efforts, which kicked off on Earth Day. With the busy nature of life, it’s easy to become a battery hoarder. Be it empty nesters with old electronics in the attic or new home owners with boxes of childhood treasures (including toys with batteries) in…

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