A circular economy is one that designs most pollution and waste out of the system, extracts maximum value from resources and allows natural capital…
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Sustainable Talent, a 100% female owned and operated workforce solutions company, has reached another milestone. The organization proudly announces the national recognition as a diversity supplier, earning both the WBENC and WOSB certifications.
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ALDI has committed to removing single-use plastic from all of its own-brand tea bags by the end of this year. The UK’s fifth-largest supermarket will replace the oil-based plastic sealant on the bags with biodegradable materials. It follows a similar move by Sainsbury’s in January. Aldi said the outer plastic wrapping on boxes will also be dropped. The move means 1.4 billion pieces of single-use plastic will be removed. Richard Gorman, of Aldi, said: “The changes we’ve made to our tea range will help us reduce our environmental impact and offer our customers even more environmentally sustainable options.” He added: “By the end of this year, all of our own-brand tea bags will be biodegradable and contain no plastic whatsoever.”