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Summit of the Americas: 5 talking points from day 5 ASUTIL President Gustavo Fagundes delivered his closing remarks for the virtual event Co-operation on sustainability and possible changes to the business model were on the agenda as the 2021 virtual Summit of the Americas drew to a close today. Here are some of the key talking points 1. Be flexible in tenders Airports must build flexibility into tender offers according to PT&M Managing Director Eric Trichot. He warned that fixed requirements ...

Walmart Launches Bagless Pilots Walmart has launched a bagless pilot in Vermont, which underlines its commitment to achieving zero waste and moving towards a circular economy where materials that are used stay in use. According to the retailer, 78 percent of its Vermont customers support bagless options and key learnings from the pilot will be used to determine future direction for the company’s bagless efforts. In addition, Walmart Mexico y Centroamerica is going bagless due to new regulati...

Somewhere Beyond the Plastic Bag Lies the Future of Retail Published 02-23-21 By Jane Ewing, Senior Vice President, Sustainability Globally, people use about 1 trillion plastic bags a year, and each bag has a dismally short lifespan of as little as 12 minutes. Fewer than 10% of them are recycled in the U.S., and single-use plastic bags continue to be one of the top ten items found along beaches and waterways. This is a massive challenge we must approach as an industry. As we all know, ho...

Dive Brief: In an effort to cut back on the use of disposable plastic bags, Walmart has started a “bagless” pilot in Vermont, according to a blog post on Monday from the retailer. The pilot started Feb. 15, and Walmart stores in the state are now asking customers to bring their own reusable bags or containers, according to several local media reports. The outcome of the pilot will help guide the company’s future bagless efforts, wrote Jane Ewing, senior vice president of sustainability at...

Getty Images Feb 17, 2021 NEW YORK, Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners announces the nine winners of the Beyond the Bag Challenge: ChicoBag, Domtar, Eon, Fill it Forward, GOATOTE, PlasticFri, Returnity, SmartC and Sway. The winning solutions fall into three categories: Reuse and Refill; Enabling Technology; and Innovative Materials. Their work ranges from reusable packaging systems, to technology that incentivizes con...

Digital Editor The Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners announces winners of its competition: ChicoBag, Domtar, Eon, Fill it Forward, GOATOTE, PlasticFri, Returnity, SmartC and Sway. The Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners has revealed a nine winners of the Beyond the Bag Challenge, which aims to identify innovative new design solutions that serve the function of today’s single-use plastic retail bag — delivering ease and conven...

IAADFS President and CEO Michael Payne. The International Association of Airport and Duty Free Stores (IAADFS) and Asociación Sudamericana de Tiendas Libres (ASUTIL) have confirmed the addition of Jane Ewing, Senior Vice President Sustainability, Walmart as a speaker for the upcoming virtual 2021 Summit of the Americas (5-9 April 2021). Ewing leads Walmart’s sustainability team and efforts, which prioritise people and the planet by aiming to source responsibly, sell sustainable produ...