Shoppers in Scotland are being reminded to carry their re-usable bags for the final weekend of Christmas shopping after the introduction of the carrier bag charge in the country. According to the Scottish Government's carrier bag charge ...
On December 17th, 2014, Volvo Trucks assisted Deppon Logistics driver Mr. Sun Honglin to accomplish his dream of donating books to underprivileged children. Volvo Trucks’ representatives along with Mr. Sun, traveled from Beijing to ...
Activities spanned delivering toys and games to children and providing meals for the homeless to renovating playrooms and hosting special Hasbro Game Day events. Last Thursday, Hasbro employees around the world became holiday ...
Participants in the 2014 Automotive Warehouse Distributors Association (AWDA) Business and Education Conference donated $45,000 to the University of the Aftermarket Foundation. The money will be used to support the foundation’s ...
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Retailers signed up to Zero Waste Scotland’s Carrier Bag Commitment can record “vital facts about the single-use bags”. The charge in Scotland came into effect in October and requires all retailers to charge a minimum of ...
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The fight against the Ebola virus will get $5.7 million to boost production and evaluation of convalescent plasma and similar products, thanks to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The effort will also evaluate drugs, according to a ...
Vape A Vet is a project that has been receiving quite a lot of support from various organizations in the electronic cigarette community such as the American Vaping Association. The project aims to help the veterans as well as their families ...
To begin the holiday season, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials toured the Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB) and met with staff to discuss the importance of food waste reduction as part of the agency’s Food Recovery ...
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Bauer Hockey Corp. has agreed to stop claiming its Bauer RE-AKT hockey helmet protects players from concussions after Canada's Competition Bureau challenged the claim. Under the terms of a consent agreement reached with the Bureau, Bauer ...
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The independent toy retailer is calling on local customers to help donate toys to the children's ward this Christmas. Argosy Toys has launched a charity campaign to deliver new toys to young patients of its local hospital in ...
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The K-cup coffee pods discarded in 2013 would have encircled the globe 10 times. Coffee pod sales have more than tripled in the last three years. Nespresso published a corporate backgrounder in March 2011 stating that 12,300 cups of ...
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Public will be able to drop off old and used jigsaws at selected Hobbycraft stores where they will receive money off vouchers for any Jumbo puzzle in the shop. Jumbo Games has partnered with Hobbycraft stores to launch a jigsaw amnesty ...
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Airlight Energy of Biasca, Switzerland, which supplies proprietary technology for large-scale production of electricity using solar power and for energy storage, has partnered with IBM Research, aiming to bring affordable solar technology ...
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UNIQLO Co., Ltd., a Japanese casual wear designer, manufacturer and retailer owned by Fast Retailing, has awarded fellowships to Japanese students who have secured admissions in the Harvard Business School (HBS) and the Harvard University ...
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The Nescafe Dolce Gusto team will partner with recycling company TerraCycle to develop a solution to recycle used coffee capsules. TerraCycle's recycling program Brigades will be used by Nescafe to give life to its plastic smart capsules ...
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