For the first time in 9 years, Costco, the US retail chain selling bulk grocery items and household goods, will raise its minimum wage for workers as one of the retail giants recognizing the fact that too many people are falling into the working poor category.
The hourly pay of its lowest paid workers will be raised from $11.50 and $12, to $13 and $13.50. There are numerous states in America where even $15.00 an hour isn’t a living wage.
Maine might become the first state to add the "Right To Food Freedom" to their constitution; Subtracting the trash can add up to zero waste; and utensils that you can eat.
Maine might become the first state to add the "Right To Food Freedom" to their constitution; Subtracting the trash can add up to zero waste; and utensils that you can eat.
In a time when radiation exposure from a number of sources, including air travel, nuclear power, and former testing grounds seems unavoidable, any news of radio-protective substance is good news. Fortunately, emerging research is indicating that melanin in fungi, which is also the pigment responsible for skin color in humans, may not only enable some fungi to survive ionizing radiation, but also to feed off of it.
Jean-Claude Van Damme kicks banksters on French TV; General Mills labels everything thanks to Vermont; and Tesco's bad image helps feed the hungry.
Jean-Claude Van Damme kicks banksters on French TV; General Mills labels everything thanks to Vermont; and Tesco's bad image helps feed the hungry.
Americans waste a lot of food. So much, that it adds up to about 62 million tons every year. With such wastefulness, it’s time to get serious about a solution.
In an effort to eradicate all food wasted in its stores and distribution centers, Tesco says that it will work with 5,000 different charities in the UK in order to give all unsold food to those who need it most.
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Figures recently released by the company suggest that this new program could save 55,400 tonnes of food that were thrown away at its stores and distribution centers across the country in 2015.
Unilever settles Indian compensation case after viral video success; Newly discovered bacteria can eat the most common type of plastic; and Oregon's labeling law the latest in ongoing GM salmon saga.
Unilever settles Indian compensation case after viral video success; Newly discovered bacteria can eat the most common type of plastic; and Oregon's labeling law the latest in ongoing GM salmon saga.
