Fed by his passions for surfing, sailing, and designing, Jeffrey Wapner launched a company in California to make surfboard bags made from old sails destined for dump.
The initiative is projected to save hundreds of tons of plastic waste from ending up in landfills every year.
The company hopes that if employees can spend their work hours helping their communities, they'll be happier with their jobs and their lives.
This new Nabisco packaging is just one way to show that the times are a-changin' to show that more and more people are caring about animal rights.
The corporation is making thousands of dreams come true by offering free tuition to all of their hourly part-time and full-time employees.
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A woman's uncomfortable experience at a Welsh movie theater resulted in a day of delight for dozens of people suffering from dementia.
The restaurant even closed down for the day so they could prepare for the 150-person wedding feast.
Starbucks wanted to figure out a way to reduce the use of their cup and move towards a day where all cups are reusable, recyclable or compostable. They co-sponsored a competition to come up with eco-friendly alternatives and the winner, Karma Cup, has an absolutely brilliant plan that involves a chalkboard
Starbucks has promised that 100 percent of its cups will be reusable or recyclable by 2015, but that doesn't mean none will end up in landfills. To deal with the challenges of cup recycling, the company hosted its third 'Cup Summit' last week in Boston convening more than 100 industry leaders – including Starbuck's competitors.
Starbucks Corp CEO Howard Schultz, decrying a lack of leadership in Washington, said his chain of coffee shops is helping to launch a nationwide fund designed to stimulate U.S. job creation. The fund, seeded with a $5 million donation, is a partnership with a group of private financial institutions.
Trying to boost evening traffic to their stores, Starbucks will begin offering beer and wine, along with new options like cured meats in Chicago by the end of 2012.
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