Only about 9.1 percent of plastic is recycled in the USA.
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The Plastic Impact Alliance is a group of 225-plus outdoor brands committed to making our industry more sustainable, one bottle, one cup at a time. They have promised to reject single-use plastic bottles at Outdoor Retailer starting in June 2019, host water stations and sustainable happy hours at their booths, and activate the greater outdoor industry.
Explore the Plastic Impact Alliance tool kit here, and join the Alliance by sending the following info to snewsedit@aimmedia.com.
There are lots of way to make an impact on the world’s raging plastic problem. Every little step away from single-use plastic and towards a circular and petroleum-free world is worth celebrating. Here are a few things we’re stoked about from just a few of our 336 (and counting) ...read more
Appoint a sustainability captain. Exhibiting brands should have one person in charge of communicating, facilitating, and driving sustainability efforts within your teams, which includes all of the below points. Get your Plastic Impact Alliance signage! All PIA member exhibitors: ...read more
Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at snewsedit@aimmedia.com. A royal order: The Queen of England is tired of single-use plastic and recently banned its use at all Royal estates. Plastic straws are being phased out. ...read more
Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at snewsedit@aimmedia.com. Attention Plastic Impact Alliance members: If you're exhibiting at Outdoor Retailer, please click here to get your PIA booth signage. We'll deliver it at the ...read more
The outdoor industry has a love/hate relationship with polybags, those ubiquitous clear plastic bags that seem to encase every apparel item we sell. Growing public awareness about the urgent problem of plastic pollution is intensifying scrutiny of single-use plastic, and how ...read more
Over the last 12 months, we've published more than 630 stories—along with two 100-page magazines—on topics most relevant and important to the outdoor industry. From Alex Honnold's Oscar win to unrest at Camber Outdoors, we've covered the highs and lows that define our 2019 as an ...read more
Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at snewsedit@aimmedia.com. Last-minute gift idea: A board game about visiting America's National Parks is this GQ writer's favorite game. Questioning cashmere: Patagonia is one of two ...read more
Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at snewsedit@aimmedia.com. Mammut is for sale: Conzetta, a Swiss holding company with Mammut Sports Group AG in its portfolio, is making a major pivot to focus on its global sheet metal ...read more
Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at snewsedit@aimmedia.com. There's a new trade show in town: The Big Gear Show will premiere in July 2020, three weeks after Outdoor Retailer Summer Market. What do you think makes a ...read more
Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at snewsedit@aimmedia.com. Awards for outdoor creatives: ROAM, a Boulder-based online community for adventure creatives, is honoring the very best outdoor and adventure photographs, short ...read more
It’s countdown time to Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show, which stages in Denver January 29-31, 2020. Thanks to collaborative efforts of Plastic Impact Alliance members, including the show management, there was a major increase in awareness around single-use plastic at Outdoor ...read more
Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at snewsedit@aimmedia.com Backcountry update: Following the backlash the online retailer faced, the CEO decided to take action. Is what he's doing enough to regain the trust of customers ...read more
Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at snewsedit@aimmedia.com TGR goes green: Teton Gravity Research announced that they have flipped the switch to 100 percent local green energy at their Wilson, Wyoming-based headquarters. ...read more
Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at snewsedit@aimmedia.com Coffee and gear: Adventure Bound onthefly in Ellicotteville, New York, introduced a new coffee shop into their retail business. "In addition to offering espresso ...read more
Patagonia has used the same booth for trade shows for the last 15 years. You know the one: It's all corrugated metal, wood panels, natural cement floor, and messaging about sustainability. Patagonia is, of course, known as a sustainability leader within the outdoor industry, but ...read more
Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at snewsedit@aimmedia.com Tariffs update: The U.S. Trade Representative's latest list of Chinese products granted exclusions include singlespeed adult bikes, motorized skateboards, ...read more
We know you're committed to reducing single-use plastic in your daily life. And your company is committed to doing the same. So, what are you waiting for? Join the hundreds of outdoor industry brands by becoming part of the Plastic Impact Alliance, so we can all work together to ...read more
Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at snewsedit@aimmedia.com This weekend: SNEWS Assistant Editor Amelia Arvesen is heading to Bend, Oregon, to attend a new outdoor festival called Outdoor City USA. Bikes will be abundant, ...read more
Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at snewsedit@aimmedia.com Xero Shoes on tariffs and moving manufacturing out of China: “It’s a really challenging and dangerous thing to do, and especially for a small business. You’ve got ...read more
Single-use plastic awareness and avoidance was a huge theme at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market last June. And, thanks to brands, attendees, and show management committing to the cause, there was a noticeable reduction of plastic on the show floor, plus lots more water stations ...read more
Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at snewsedit@aimmedia.com New wilderness courses: REI Co-op and National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) are launching Wilderness Safety Training ($245 for REI members and $275 for ...read more
Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at snewsedit@aimmedia.com The North Face today opened a new store in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan, New York, after unveiling an updated global retail strategy. The brand is ...read more
Believe it or not, a zero-waste trade show is within our reach, especially if the industry rallies around the idea in the same way they did to ditch single-use plastic at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market last month in Denver, Colorado. Not only were single-use water bottles few and ...read more
Keep up by reading Industry Buzz. Here are today's top headlines: Have a news tip? Email us at snewsedit@aimmedia.com A song about trash: Grammy Award Winner Keb' Mo' has a new song "Don't Throw It Away" with Taj Mahal, in support of the global movement to stop plastic ...read more
