Meijer Expands Great Lakes Stewardship Commitment with Donation to the Council of the Great Lakes Region Foundation

Donation will help improve water and wildlife quality in river corridors throughout Wisconsin. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Midwest retailer Meijer is continuing its commitment to Great Lakes stewardship with a $250,000 donation to the Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) Foundation to launch a set of innovative litter capture and clean-up technologies – the BeBot and […]

8 Ways to Take Your Hotel’s Plastic Reduction Efforts to the Next Level

Concern about the impact of single-use plastics on biodiversity, communities and greenhouse gas emissions has been at the forefront of sustainability conversations globally for a number of years. While great progress has been made across and beyond the hospitality industry in reducing reliance on items such as plastic straws, cups and bottles, plastic can still […]

Partnership Takes Aim at Plastic Pollution in Gananoque

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2022 The Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup is thrilled to welcome the Town of Gananoque, Ontario, located on the St. Lawrence River, to its growing network of sites across the Great Lakes and their connecting waters. A Seabin was recently installed at the Gananoque Municipal Marina in collaboration with the town […]

Partners Working Together to Keep Georgian Bay Free From Plastic

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AUGUST 12TH, 2022 The Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup (GLPC) — a joint initiative of Pollution Probe and the Council of the Great Lakes Region — is pleased to announce that two more marinas have joined the initiative in Georgian Bay. Cliff Richardson Boats Ltd. in Meaford, and Georgian Shores Marina in Owen […]

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