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Welcome to Table Scraps, a monthly series on the growing problem of food-related waste and what some eateries, officials, farms, institutes, and everyday people are doing right. This isn’t a guilt trip, just a way to unpack initiatives attempting to reduce kitchen waste and food loss. We’re exploring backyard composting to city programs, restaurant tips to technology, and anything related to this global issue. Heat up those leftovers, and settle in. In my memory, it was around 2018 that people started talking about how plastic straws kill turtles (or something) and that the right thing t...

L'Occitane opens its first sustainability concept store in Hong Kong You need to bring your own bag (BYOB) when you shop at the store By Advertising If you're a fan of French skincare brand L'Occitane, then you'll be happy to know that the retailer has just launched their first eco-friendly shop in the city, as part of their efforts to embrace sustainability and reduce local plastic waste. Located in Pacific Place Mall, the new store is designed to appeal to the growing eco-conscious consumer market. The shop offers products that come in 100 percent recycled bottles, and refillable shampoos,...

Key Budget Items (click HERE for full Summary): Supports FY2022 total General Fund appropriations of $1.99 billion. Supports base spending with base funding. Fully funds state retirement and debt obligations. Maintains all statutory reserve levels. As part of the Governor’s ongoing pandemic response, he proposes using $210 million in one-time funding for economic recovery through investments in housing, infrastructure, broadband buildout, environmental stewardship, carbon reducing initiatives, and government modernization, among others. As part of the one-time investments, makes a down paym...

Mainetti Joins The Ellen MacArthur Foundation's Global Network Mainetti signs The Global Commitment and joins the Foundation's Network to accelerate the transition of a circular economy LONDON, Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Mainetti, the global retail solutions provider, joins the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to accelerate the global transition to a circular economy. As part of the membership, Mainetti has signed The Global Commitment setting ambitious targets to commit to change how we produce, use, and reuse plastic. In collaboration with the UN Environment Programme, The Global Commitment ha...

2. A disconnect exists between post-consumer packaging and recycled content demand. The challenge will be made greater by the fact that commitments to use recycled content in packaging exceed currently available supply, and what supply is available is largely used for non-packaging applications like fiber, pipe, and other durable goods. Meanwhile, even as we have insufficient recycled materials to meet goals, materials like polypropylene and PET thermoforms are at risk of being dropped from municipal recycling programs due to lack of necessary infrastructure. To enable brands to meet their g...