Month: April 2019

Social Bite has teamed up with Malala and UNICEF to launch a global sleep out movement

Stuart Mitchell

Malala Yousafzai, the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize winner, visited Edinburgh yesterday marking an announcement that her organisation, Malala Fund, will be working with Social Bite’s Josh Littlejohn MBE on an international collaboration, which aims to support thousands of homeless and displaced people around the world. Malala recently visited Social Bite’s restaurant, Vesta, for a private luncheon and later that night spoke at Edinburgh’s EICC at a dinner hosted by Social Bite. During the visit, Social Bite’s co-founder Josh Littlejohn revealed that Malala Fund will be a key partner and…

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Gillette® and TerraCycle Partner to Make All Razors Recyclable Nationwide

Stuart Mitchell

Gillette, in partnership with international recycling leader TerraCycle, announced for the first-time in the United States that all brands of disposable razors, replaceable-blade cartridge units and razor plastic packaging are recyclable on a national-scale. Through the innovative partnership consumers are invited to recycle their razors in three ways: Gillette Razor Recycling Program – Participants wishing to recycle their razors from home are invited to sign up on the program page https://www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades/gillette. When ready to ship their waste, they can simply download a self-funded TerraCycle tracking label, package the razors in…

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Amgen and Jay Leno Partner to Sound the Alarm on High Cholesterol and its Link to Heart Attack and Stroke in Patients Most at Risk

Stuart Mitchell

Amgen has launched Cholesterol 911, a national initiative urging high-risk cardiovascular disease patients to reduce their risk of another heart attack or stroke by addressing their continued high LDL-C, or “bad” cholesterol. Comedian and television host Jay Leno has partnered with Amgen to motivate patients and caregivers to get in the driver’s seat as it relates to their cholesterol management. Leno’s familiar humor and love of cars are at the forefront of this message. A series of videos set in Leno’s famous garage sound the alarm on the connection between…

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‘Typhoon plane’ taken to Parliament in protest at UK’s arming of Saudi Arabia

Stuart Mitchell

Amnesty International activists have taken a lifelike replica of a Eurofighter Typhoon jet – and accompanying missiles – to the Houses of Parliament this morning in protest at the UK’s continuing sale of arms to Saudi Arabia. The week sees the fourth anniversary of the devastating conflict in Yemen, a conflict which the UK’s sale of arms – worth almost £5bn – to Saudi Arabia has helped fuel. The replica Typhoon – measuring 2.5 metres long with a wing-span of 1.9 metres, and towed on the back of an open…

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Asda meets 2018 promise to remove 6500 tonnes of own brand plastic packaging

Stuart Mitchell

Asda has announced it has removed 6500 tonnes of plastic from its own brand packaging since February 2018. The milestone marks a significant step towards the supermarket’s ongoing commitment to reducing the amount of plastic used in product packaging. Through product innovation and redesign, Asda has reduced plastic in almost 1000 individual product lines – from fresh fruit and veg to electronics and homewares – removing the equivalent weight of 600 million empty plastic bottles. Some of the changes that have been implemented over the last 12 months include: Swapping…

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