This man purchased and later shipped 60000 pounds of PEI potatoes to a Canadian charity that helps feed Montrealers in need. Mac Watson from Montreal who grew up in a farming community outside of the city has been a supporter of the Welcome Hall Mission for years now. This charity […]
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Waste Collection Agency Finds $25,000 in Discarded Freezer & Returns Money to Owners
This family in Ohio’s Lorain County helped out their grandma clean her house and accidentally threw away $25,000 worth of cash in the trashcan. Luckily for the family, their local waste collection agency sifted through a lot of garbage and found the cash. Gary Capan, the operations supervisor at the […]
Burger King to Test Reusable Packaging Starting 2021
Burger King might get a bit greener, i.e. a bit eco-friendlier. The popular fast food chain will release a pilot program that will help lower the environmental impact they have on the globe by testing new reusable packaging. For the project, they’ve partnered up with the circular packaging service of […]
This Plant in Ethiopia Transforms Waste into Renewable Energy
Unfortunately, the open-air landfill outside of the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, murdered more than 110 people in 2017. The government invested $120 million in the building of a waste-to-energy plant next to the garbage dump as a means of tackling the problem of waste piling in the city. The […]