Student Government Board President Ryan Young announced the creation of multiple new task forces, conditional committees and ad hoc committees in September. These include the Future Planning Task Force, Single-Use Plastics Task Force, Dining RSA Ad Hoc Committee and Pitt Workers United Ad Hoc Committee. The Students of Color in Solidarity and Renters First Ad.
Tissue maker Kruger Products joins Canada Plastics Pact
Kruger has a 10-year sustainability strategy that includes the target of reducing the virgin plastic in its trademark branded packaging by 50 per cent by 2030. April 29, 2021 Canadian Plastics
Tissue manufacturer Kruger Products L.P. is now a signatory of the Canada Plastics Pact (CPP), as part of its recently launched 10-year sustainability strategy that includes the target of reducing the virgin plastic in its trademark branded packaging by 50 per cent by 2030.
“We have been exploring various options to reduce our use of plastics and source alternative materials but working with the CPP will enable us to work together to realize tangible solutions even faster,” said Dino Bianco, CEO, Kruger Products.
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Administrators will break down the campaign against single-use plastics into four phases aimed at University operations, vendors and students.
News By Michelle Vassilev Mar 1, 2021 12:06 AM
Officials said GW is the only university in the District to commit to eliminating single-use plastics on its campus.
University President Thomas LeBlanc said he hopes GW will send a positive message to other D.C.-area schools about the possibilities for environmental change on campus. He said plastics contribute to a large amount of trash on campus streets, and he hopes to provide students with accessible, reusable alternatives to single-use plastics over the next couple of years.