Tag: Walmart

Walmart and Terracycle® to Host Nation’s Largest Car Seat Recycling Event

Stuart Mitchell

Walmart and TerraCycle are joining forces to launch the nation’s largest car seat recycling event in nearly 4,000 Walmart stores across the country. The first-ever Walmart Car Seat Recycling Event will take place Sept. 16-30, in celebration of National Baby Safety Month. Customers can trade in used car seats at the Service desk in any participating Walmart store and receive a $30 Walmart gift card* that can be used in store or online to buy items for their baby. All car seats collected in this program will be recycled through…

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“Cool It” Campaign: Groups Take Aim at Walmart’s Massive Refrigerant Leakage Problem

Stuart Mitchell

Green America, the nation’s leading green economy organization, has announced a new campaign to call on Walmart, one of the world’s largest retailers, to reduce its hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) emissions. The Cool It campaign urges Walmart to release a detailed plan to phase out HFCs in all locations, monitor and repair its refrigerant leaks and practice responsible disposal. The company’s own data states that HFCs account for roughly 46 percent of the company’s total direct emissions, according to the Carbon Disclosure Project. Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are greenhouse gases with thousands of times…

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Walmart and Sam’s Club Set Standard for Providing Accessible Prescription Labels Across U.S.

Stuart Mitchell

Walmart and Sam’s Club are deeply committed to accessibility and medication safety for their blind, visually impaired and print-impaired pharmacy patients. To enhance their commitment, Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacies provide En-Vision America’s ScripTalk audible (i.e. “talking”) prescription labels at Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacies across the United States. Since 2012, Walmart and Sam’s Club have equipped almost 1,200 of their pharmacies to provide ScripTalk audible prescription labels at a patient’s request. More than 750 pharmacies have been equipped in just the past three years with 25 additional Walmart and…

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The Salvation Army Teams Up With Walmart to “Stuff the Bus”

Stuart Mitchell

The Salvation Army and Walmart are joining forces to help kids succeed this year by providing back-to-school supplies to children in need. “Stuff the Bus” campaign events will be hosted at nearly 3,000 participating Walmart stores nationwide on Saturday, August 3, 2019. The “Stuff the Bus” events are open to anyone who would like to donate new school supplies to children in need. Upon arrival, shoppers will receive a list of suggested gifts to help stuff the bus at the store. The Salvation Army will then distribute the school supplies…

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Jennifer Garner and Walmart Team Up to Inspire Acts of Kindness

Stuart Mitchell

Walmart and top actor Jennifer Garner have got together to inspire acts of kindness and they posted a blog by Janey Whiteside, Chief Customer Officer, Walmart U.S. and Walmart U.S. eCommerce which I have reproduced below: One by one, acts of kindness make our neighborhoods better and bring us together, making us a stronger community. Walmart is part of so many neighborhoods across America and around the world — about 11,000 of them. Our customers and associates are already doing so many incredible things each day to make their neighborhoods…

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