Katherine Lugar, president and CEO, American Beverage
MARQUETTE American Beverage, in partnership with The Recycling Partnership, has announced that communities within Marquette County will receive an investment as a part of the Every Bottle Back initiative, a beverage industry-led effort to reduce the industry’s plastic footprint and keep bottles out of nature.
Through The Recycling Partnership, America’s leading beverage companies are investing $68,800 to provide free higher-capacity recycling carts and recycling education materials to 4,450 households in Marquette County, including Marquette, Negaunee and Ishpeming townships. This investment is expected to yield over 8 million new pounds of recyclable materials over 10 years.
Fill It Forward
Colorado, Maryland, and California have instituted plastic bans and are actively cracking down on waste.
With businesses finding ways to comply, 63% of consumers forget their reusable shopping bags when they enter the store, according to reuse company Fill It Forward.
With the pandemic making it more difficult to push reuse, the plastic problem has reached new heights, according to the Guelph, ON, Canada-based company’s Founder and CEO Matt Wittek.
Prior to March 2020, retailers, restaurants, and everyday consumers were headed in the right direction when it came to lessening their overconsumption of single-use plastic. The pandemic disrupted efforts to reduce the use of non-recyclable plastics, from grocery bags to plastic forks.
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On Earth Day, 3M announces goal to reduce dependence on new plastic
ST. PAUL, Minn., April 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ On Earth Day, 3M (NYSE:MMM) is committing to reduce its use of new plastic made from petroleum. By 2025, 3M aims to achieve a new sustainability goal: reduce dependence on virgin fossil-based plastic by 125 million pounds.
The Scotch-Brite® Greener Clean Non-Scratch Scrubber is made with 75% post-consumer recycled plastic and encased in recyclable packaging made from 100% recycled content.
On Earth Day, 3M commits to reduce its use of new plastic made from petroleum by 125 million pounds by 2025.