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100+ Grocery Brands Commit to Tackling the Plastic Pollution Crisis with rePurpose Global

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Monday, November 6, 2023
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These brands will work with rePurpose Global to measure their plastic footprint, reduce plastic intensity, as well as support global action preventing plastic waste from flowing into natural ecosystems.

Key Points: 
  • These brands will work with rePurpose Global to measure their plastic footprint, reduce plastic intensity, as well as support global action preventing plastic waste from flowing into natural ecosystems.
  • Plastic pollution, apart from contributing to climate change, threatens food safety, coastal lands, and human health, but achieving an 80% reduction in global plastic pollution by 2040 is possible.
  • The brands working with rePurpose Global actively implement solutions to reduce their plastic intensity as well as finance the recovery and removal of plastic waste in vulnerable coastal regions worldwide.
  • We hope that by putting a spotlight on plastic reduction and plastic alternatives that have the potential to turn the tide on plastic pollution, we reach zero plastic pollution even sooner.”

With a history of radon reports and studies, Citizens for Radioactive Radon Reduction (CR3) will raise the bar on advocacy

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Friday, November 5, 2021
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Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death, with a 2020 estimate of 2.21 million cases deaths per year according to the World Health Organization.

Key Points: 
  • Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death, with a 2020 estimate of 2.21 million cases deaths per year according to the World Health Organization.
  • "The studies to make a case for considering radon gas as a major oppressor are there," says Jackie Nixon, CR3's Pennsylvania radon advocate and stage one lung cancer survivor.
  • "It's time to start bridging the gap by tying the exposure to elevated levels of radioactive radon to the necessity of low-dose CT scans for at risk individuals.
  • http://www.radonleaders.org/sites/default/files/2020-11/HCProvGuide%20Up...
    CR3 News Magazine 2021 VOL 4: November "National Lung Cancer Awareness Month: "The Elephant in the Room"