Good News Notes: “In early January, the Academy of Motion Pictures announced that plant-based food would be on the menu at this year’s Academy Awards Ceremony on Feb. 9th. This announcement came after the Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild awards dinners both switched to vegan menus (prompted, at least in part, by vegan “Joker”…
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Wegmans’ plastic bag ban goes into effect Monday
Good News Notes: “Get your shopping bags out because starting Monday, Wegmans will no longer be using plastic bags. The grocery store chain is trying out the ban on their plastic bags before New York State bans most single-use plastics in March. Ithaca and Corning were the first in Upstate New York to try it…
Hanesbrands Sock Drive Reaches 10 Years, 3 Million Donated Pairs
Good News Notes: “A modest goal of providing some comfort to homeless people — through new socks — in Hanesbrands Inc.’s backyard has mushroomed since 2009 into a national effort, with more than 3 million pairs donated to date.” “The apparel manufacturer, based in Winston-Salem, plans to donate more than 250,000 pairs nationally during December, along…