The Daily Populous

Friday June 21st, 2024 morning edition

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Amazon said Thursday it has removed 95% of the plastic air pillows from its packaging in North America and will replace them with paper fillers made from 100% recycled content.

It marks Amazon's largest plastic-packaging reduction effort and will help it remove nearly 15 billion plastic pillows annually.

"We are working towards full removal in North America by end of year and will continue to innovate, test, and scale in order to prioritize curbside recyclable materials," VP of Mechatronics and Sustainable Packaging Pat Lindner said in the announcement.

The e-commerce company began transitioning away from plastic filler in October 2023 when it announced its first U.S. automated fulfillment center to eliminate plastic-delivery packaging.

Amazon collaborated with suppliers to instead source paper fillers that are also curbside recyclable.

This is not the first step that Amazon has taken to reduce its packaging waste.

In 2015, the company launched the Ships in Product Packaging program, an initiative designed to reduce the use of Amazon's signature brown box and instead ship products in their original packaging. »

"Intentional": Harvard legal scholar says SCOTUS "deliberately delayed" Trump immunity ruling

Authored by salon.com

The Supreme Court’s delay in deciding Donald Trump’s immunity case makes a trial before election highly unlikely, legal experts say.

Laurence Tribe, a constitutional law professor emeritus at Harvard University, said the Supreme Court has dragged its feet.

Chutkan also indefinitely delayed Trump’s original March 2024 trial date until courts resolved Trump’s immunity argument. »

Donald Sutherland, Don’t Look Now and Hunger Games actor, dies aged 88

Authored by theguardian.com

Donald Sutherland, whose acting career spanned six decades and included starring in such highly acclaimed films as Don’t Look Now, M*A*S*H and The Hunger Games, has died aged 88.

“With a heavy heart, I tell you that my father, Donald Sutherland, has passed away,” he wrote.

In 2012 his role as the villainous President Snow in The Hunger Games introduced him to a new generation of filmgoers. »

Charlotte Spectrum employees outraged of Juneteenth food choice

Authored by thencbeat.com
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The staff at the Spectrum call center on W Arrowood Rd in Charlotte are fuming over being served fried chicken and watermelon on Juneteenth.

After publishing this story earlier, we did manage to snag a photo of what the call center was serving it’s employees and a copy of a letter from the VP, Marco Pezzuto, to the employees.

Instead, he stated “our team works very hard to provide engaging events,” while acknowledging the validity of the concerns raised by the employees. »