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Thank You Delta and Looptworks! Captain Planet Foundation is excited to announce that a portion of The Delta Upcycle Project Collection sales will go to funding our environmental education programs. Shop The Delta Upcycle Project Collection About the Project: Delta has partnered with Looptworks to transform over 350k pounds of retired uniforms The Delta Upcycle Project has focused on diverting these … Read more

Beyond the Straw: Delta Removes Single-use Plastics Onboard, in Clubs

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by metroairportnews.com Delta Air Lines is continuing the removal of a variety of single-use plastic items, including stir sticks, wrappers, utensils and straws from its aircraft and Delta Sky Clubs. The ongoing effort comes on the heels of the global airline’s leading move to remove plastic wrap from international Main Cabin cutlery in April, and … Read more

Captain Planet Foundation is a finalists in the Shorty Social Good Awards for the Entertainment Category!

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Our Earth Day campaign in collaboration with Boomerang is a finalist in the Shorty Social Good Awards! Thank you Boomerang for donating $50K to our environmental programs. Learn More This award honors efforts by an entertainment company to make the world a better place. Initiatives may include raising awareness or funds for a cause, launching … Read more

Acme, Dole partner to jumpstart healthy diets

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by producenews.com Acme, Dole and the Captain Planet Foundation share in the belief that developing healthy eating habits begins long before you are grocery shopping for yourself and your family. It’s a lifelong process that starts in childhood as we are discovering and expanding our tastes and palates. “We are bringing this belief to life … Read more

School gardens up for grabs in Baraboo and Portage

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by Noah Vernau / wiscnews.com Learning about the environment should occur outside and in the dirt for elementary school contest winners in Portage and Baraboo. Festival Foods in partnership with Dole Packaged Foods launched a contest Wednesday aiming to build one Captain Planet Foundation “Learning Garden” for each school district. The contest calls on community … Read more

Beautiful photos from successful Project Learning Garden pilot in London!

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This past year Garden Organic implemented Project Learning Garden in 30 primary schools around London. With funding by Seeds of Change. Project Learning Garden – school photos 2018 Photos from London Boroughs of Merton, Bexley, and Southwark. Read More A successful pilot for Project Learning Garden Read more about Project Learning Garden’s successful pilot year in London. Read More

Ocean Heroes Bootcamp Youth Begin to Launch Campaigns

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Steff McDermot

These Ocean Heroes are leading the charge to stop ocean plastic pollution.Learn more about the  Ocean Heroes Bootcamp. KITV News: Two local 16-year-olds making waves looking to end plastic pollution Dyson and Anne featured on TV! Dyson and Anne are two of our Bootcamp Champions from Hawaii. Watch the feature that Hawaii’s KITV did on them and on … Read more

Dole and ShopRite Partner Bring Special Learning Garden to School

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by baltimoretimes-online.com Dole Packaged Foods partnered with ShopRite and Captain Planet Foundation to install Project Learning Garden at Liberty Elementary School Jacob Klein of Klein’s Shoprite of Maryland joined officials of Dole Packaged Foods to mark the donation of a Captain Planet Foundation Learning Garden to Liberty Elementary School, a small elementary school located in … Read more

Ocean Heroes Bootcamp Event Recap

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This past weekend, the Captain Planet Foundation had the opportunity to partner with some young planeteers at the Ocean Heroes Bootcamp in New Orleans, Louisiana. From June 2nd- 4th, nearly 1,000 youth activists came together to collaborate with each other while learning how to create positive change in their communities by eliminating plastic pollution. The youths were led by 12 … Read more