Tag: Lonely Whale

BACARDÍ® Rum And Lonely Whale Announce Straw Vinyl Program, Upcycling Single-Use Plastics Into The First-Ever Straw Vinyl Record

Stuart Mitchell

BACARDÍ rum, in partnership with Lonely Whale, has launched a new Straw Vinyl program, through which they will collect single-use plastic straws from 55 bars across the country to upcycle them into limited-edition vinyl records – transforming something that sucks into something that slaps. As part of the iconic rum brand’s ongoing commitment to rid the world of one billion single-use plastic straws by 2020, BACARDÍ has partnered with Major Lazer and Anitta to use their music for the greater good – all the upcycled vinyl records will be pressed…

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Bacardi and Lonely Whale Urge Unicode to Remove All Emoji Plastic Straws on Behalf of One Bold Sea Turtle Sydney

Stuart Mitchell

Family-owned Bacardi Limited, the largest privately held spirits company in the world, and Lonely Whale, an award-winning incubator for courageous ideas that drive impactful change on behalf of our ocean, announced today a splashy partnership with one brave sea turtle Sydney to put an end to all plastic straw emoji usage. Giving a platform and voice to Sydney, Bacardi and Lonely Whale have issued a “cease and de-sip” letter to the Unicode Consortium, the organization that manages the emoji catalog, requesting the removal of plastic straws from the soda cup…

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Bacardi And Lonely Whale Team Up To Ensure #TheFutureDoesntSuck

Stuart Mitchell

Family-owned Bacardi Limited, the largest privately held spirits company in the world, and Lonely Whale, the award-winning non-profit dedicated to bringing forward courageous ideas that positively impact the health of our ocean, today announced they have joined forces to help rid the environment of single-use plastic, including the goal to eliminate one billion single-use plastic straws by 2020. In addition, Bacardi announced a commitment to review its global supply chain, with the aim of removing non-essential, non-recyclable single-use plastic waste. Through a series of corporate and brand collaborations, events, and…

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Alaska Airlines goes strawless in partnership with nonprofit Lonely Whale, continues commitment to sustainability

Stuart Mitchell

Alaska Airlines and Lonely Whale today announced the airlines’ initiative to replace single-use, non-recyclable, plastic stir straws and citrus picks with sustainable alternatives in its airport lounges and on all domestic and international commercial flights starting July 16, 2018. The initiative is one of many in Alaska Airlines’ push for sustainability and goal of reducing its inflight waste per passenger going to landfills by 70 percent by 2020. “Whether providing fantastic service or leading in sustainability, caring about people and communities is in our DNA,” said Diana Birkett Rakow, Alaska…

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