Day: 8 April 2019

Tesco trials technology that makes all plastic packaging recyclable

Stuart Mitchell

There is now a way for some of Britain’s shoppers to stop the hardest to recycle, soft plastics from going to waste. Tesco will start collecting previously unrecyclable plastics to be recycled in ten of its stores as part of a trial with the recycling specialist, Recycling Technologies. Customers will be able to return to trial stores everything from pet food pouches to shopping bags and crisp packets, all of which cannot commonly be recycled by local councils; safe in the knowledge that the packaging will be sent for recycling…

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Fresh Step’s Cats On Glass Gallery helps cats find new homes

Stuart Mitchell

The “Cats On Glass Gallery” featured more 1,000+ live participants, the celebrity stamp of Ellen, hundreds of thousands of social views and, most importantly, the adoption of 120 cats. It all started with mcgarrybowen’s creative idea to launch a new innovative product from Fresh Step called Clean Paws. The idea, demonstrated in two 15-second spots, showed what could happen when cat owners used the low tracking litter, which helps mitigate key pain points of cat owners: litter box rejection, mess and smell. In “Vacuum,” a cat motors around the house on top…

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The Recycling Partnership Teams up with The Coca-Cola Foundation for Three-Year $4 million Program to Decrease Waste in Atlanta

Stuart Mitchell

The Recycling Partnership with support from The Coca-Cola Foundation is launching a three-year $4 million-dollar program that will improve access to recycling, and dramatically increase the capture of more quality recyclable items in the City of Atlanta. “The City of Atlanta is eager to work with partners like The Recycling Partnership to design a more sustainable future for our community and our country, and we appreciate The Coca-Cola Foundation’s support as well,” says Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. “Given the growing problem of packaging waste, it’s critical that Atlanta design…

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#FansWithoutBorders: The newest campaign of MullenLoweSSP3 for the Club Independiente Santa Fe and the Mayor’s Office of Bogotá

Stuart Mitchell

According to a report by the Colombian newspaper El Tiempo, 1,046,708 Venezuelans have entered Colombia since 2014. This is due to the social and humanitarian crisis that has been going on for some years in Venezuela and, of course, to its geographical proximity to Colombia. The Colombian National Government, local governments and several NGOs have made great efforts to mitigate the negative consequences that this situation can bring both for Venezuelans who arrive and for the country that receives them, everything possible has been done to give them a decent…

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3M and Discovery Education Search for America’s Next Top Young Scientist in National Middle School Competition with Chance to Win $25,000 Grand Prize

Stuart Mitchell

3M and Discovery Education have announced the start of the 12th annual 3M Young Scientist Challenge (#YoungScientist), the nation’s premier science competition for students in grades 5-8. The 3M Young Scientist Challenge is designed to encourage the exploration of science and innovation among America’s youth and to promote the importance of science communication. Ten national finalists will have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn from a 3M Scientist Mentor, compete for $25,000, and earn the title of America’s Top Young Scientist. The competition entries are accepted until the Tuesday, May 7, 2019 deadline. The program challenges participants to…

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