“The company has set a significant initial goal to reduce the use of virgin plastic,” says Conrad MacKerron, senior vice president of As You Sow “We encourage other companies to step forward and make bolder, larger absolute cuts in overall plastic packaging. Reducing virgin plastic use is a good start, but cuts in total plastic use have a greater impact. We need hundreds of companies to make significant cuts in single-use plastic packaging if we are to make meaningful progress in reducing the flow of plastic wastes into oceans.” Read More →

Waste, Circular EconomyAs You SowOctober 8, 2021DeAnne Toto, plastic waste, plastics, plastic pollution, Walmart, walmart

Walmart says to cut virgin plastic usage by 'significant' level by 2025

In response to Walmart's commitment, As You Sow withdrew its shareholder proposal filed with the company and nine other consumer goods retailers in January 2021, it said in a statement. Read More →

Waste, Circular EconomyAs You SowMay 12, 2021Sarah Schneider, plastic waste, plastics, walmart, Walmart

Behind Walmart’s push to eliminate 1 gigaton of greenhouse gases by 2030

As the climate crisis facing the planet becomes more immediate — fueled by powerful images that include devastating floods in Venice and uncontrollable wildfires in the Amazon — companies are waking up to the role they play in climate change and announcing plans for ways to reduce their carbon footprint.