Boat Shrink Wrap Recovery Pilot Program Launched in Chicago and Lake County Regions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 21ST, 2023 Effort will advance sustainability mindset with shrink wrap recycling and divert this valuable plastic film from landfills Chicago, IL – Today, the Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR), the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW), Charter Next Generation (CNG), Solid Waste Agency of Lake County (SWALCO), Chicago Harbors, […]
Council of the Great Lakes Region Joins the United Nations Global Compact
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 26TH, 2022 CLEVELAND, OH / July 26th, 2022 – The Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR), a bi-national network of organizations that engages business, government, academic, and non-profit leaders committed to working across sectors and the United States-Canada border to strengthen the long-term competitiveness and sustainability of the bi-national Great […]
Great Lakes Commission Approves Official Observer Status for the Council of the Great Lakes Region
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JUNE 10TH, 2022 GREEN BAY, WI / June 8, 2022 – Today, the Great Lakes Commission (GLC), an interstate compact agency, approved the Council of the Great Lakes Region’s request to become an official observer of the GLC during its semi-annual meeting in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Home to 107 million people, the […]
POLITICO Returns as Exclusive Media Partner to 2022 Great Lakes Economic Forum
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY 19, 2022 ARLINGTON, VA – POLITICO, the world’s leading global news operation and information service specializing in politics and policy, today announced an exclusive media partnership with the Council of the Great Lakes Region. Continuing a relationship that started in 2019, the partnership is centered on the 2022 Great Lakes Economic Forum […]