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Lego scraps efforts to make bricks out of recycled bottles, but doesn't ditch sustainability plans
Lego said it has “decided not to progress” with making its trademark colorful bricks from recycled plastic bottles made of polyethylene terephthalate, known as PET, and after more than two years of testing “found the material didn’t reduce carbon emissions.”
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Citing sustainability, Starbucks wants to overhaul its iconic cup. Will customers go along?
For a generation and more, Starbucks’ throwaway cup has been a cornerstone of consumer society, first in the United States and then globally. It has also carried a message: I am drinking recognizable coffee.
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How the Women's World Cup will be more eco-friendly this year
This year’s Women’s World Cup is implementing sustainability strategies that look to reduce the impact on the environment. Here’s all you need to know.
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Is FIFA fulfilling its sustainability promise to combat hefty World Cup costs?
The FIFA World Cup is one of the world’s biggest sporting events, which brings major environmental impacts. Did the men’s tournament in Qatar 2022 live up to its “carbon neutral” promise? And a look ahead at initiatives for the 2023 women’s tournament.
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2023 FIFA Women's World Cup top contenders
Here’s a look at five elite contenders for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
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UEFA, Lay's Making Soccer More Accessible Around the World One Recycled Chip Bag at a Time
The UEFA Foundation for Children has partnered with Lay’s and spearheaded soccer pitches in seven different cities so far.
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Packs to Pitches: Bringing Joy Through The Power Of Football
How the Lay’s RePlay program is turning empty chip packets into sustainable soccer pitches and providing safe access to sport in underserved communities.
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CT LIVE!: Izzy Zero Waste Beauty
Izzy is a sustainable beauty brand. Go to YourIzzy.com for more information.
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Thinking Outside the Cardboard Box: PACT Aims to Reduce Waste Tied to Moving
April is here, which means it is Earth Month, as well as the start of spring moving season. PACT, LLC, a manufacturing company in Watertown, is putting sustainability at the forefront: reducing the waste generated by moving. “We’ve always been pushing for the full sustainability,” Rodger Mort, PACT, LLC president, said. At the family-owned company, they think outside the...
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Thinking Outside the Cardboard Box: PACT Aims to Reduce Waste Tied to Moving
April is here, which means it is Earth Month, as well as the start of spring moving season. PACT, LLC, a manufacturing company in Watertown, is putting sustainability at the forefront: reducing the waste generated by moving.
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INDYCAR on the Road to a More Sustainable Future
How is INDYCAR addressing environmental impacts on and off the track in 2023? Here’s a look at INDYCAR’s efforts toward a more sustainable future.
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Super Bowl Sustainability : A Look at Arizona Over the Years
Super Bowl LVII will be the fourth played in the Greater Phoenix area since 1996. Here’s a look at how sustainability efforts have changed over the years and how this years’ Super Bowl aims to be the greenest yet.
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Treat Yourself: Buying Luxury Can Still Be Eco-Friendly & Ultra Fashionable
You can treat yourself while also doing good for the planet. Buying luxury is going green, with small businesses offering sustainable alternatives to everything from diamonds to candles.
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Marketing Luxury Goods as ‘Green' Isn't Black or White
Are lab-made diamonds “real?” It’s a hot question. On one side are people like Tom Chatham, the chairman of Chatham Created Gems & Diamonds, a wholesale business selling laboratory-created gems. Diamond is only carbon, and in the right conditions one can be created in four to six weeks, he said. “The natural diamond industry doesn’t really like what we’re...
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Five CT Cities and Towns Earn Climate Leader Designation
Cities and towns in Connecticut are doing their part when it comes to helping the climate. A local organization is honoring some cities and towns for how they’re addressing climate change on a local level. Sustainable CT is an organization attempting to advance community sustainability in our state. Sustainable CT says 129 out of 169 cities and towns are currently…