Starbucks Cup

Cameron — A recent study shows that 83% of Starbucks customers falsely believe that their paper cups are recyclable. Despite sustainable packaging commitments in 2008, Starbucks has yet to implement a truly recyclable solution for the 4 billion paper cups they produce every year. SEAL Awards started the #UpTheCup campaign to demand that Starbucks implement a cost-effective recyclable cup. Join the #UpTheCup Movement and demand a better paper cup from Starbucks. #UpTheCup: Starbucks Use A Recyclable Paper Cup! 7,684 have signed SEAL Awards's petition. Let's get to 10,000! Sign now with a click Starbucks produces 4 billion single-use paper cups each year. Unfortunately, they are not recyclable in most places. Despite bold sustainable packaging commitments in 2008 - nearly 13 years ago now - Starbucks has yet to implement a truly recyclable solution. SEAL Impact Team presents UpTheCup, a campaign dedicated to clear up the misconception surrounding the sustainability of Starbucks Cups and paper cups in general.  One of the major drivers of climate change is the greenhouse gas emissions emitted by landfills, which contributes to nearly 15% of the methane emissions in the US. One of the most effective ways to reduce the GHG emissions from the use of paper cups is through recycling. When paper cups are effectively recycled, it can cut around 54% of their GHG emission from each cup's total life cycle. The current design of most cups makes them incapable of being recycled. The paper cups Starbucks currently uses contain a plastic lining, which prevents the cups from being effectively recycled in most places since it gums up the machines and forces workers to manually pull the obstruction from the machine and then send the waste to the landfill. LIMITED AWARENESS OF PAPER CUP PROBLEM There is very little awareness in the US that paper cups are not recyclable. A key goal of the #UpTheCup campaign is to spark awareness within the US like what the "War on Waste" documentary series achieved internationally.   A US-wide consumer survey (sample size of 1,000) conducted by SEAL: Showed that 83% of Starbucks consumers believe their paper cups are recyclable.  Nearly 60% of consumers indicated that news of Starbucks paper cups being non-recyclable would affect their purchasing behavior going forward, thus representing a key business risk. 84% of consumers would like to see a fully recyclable option. 72% showed a strong willingness to pay extra fees to fund this shift. DEMANDS FOR STARBUCKS' CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER When first investigating the issue of paper cup sustainability further, the SEAL Impact Team was surprised to learn that fully recyclable paper cups are widely in use globally.  These existing recyclable cup options: At production scale, the change in coating is cost neutral Have been proven to be 100% recyclable. Most significantly, this technology has already been adopted internationally (Canada, European Union, South America, and United Kingdom) and at scale by large cup manufacturers  (DetPak, Huhtamaki, Lavazza) and clients (United Airlines, Burger King Australia)  We are requesting that Starbucks implements truly recyclable cups within the next 6 months.  WHAT CAN YOU DO? To support the #UpTheCup campaign, please sign our petition at Change.org as the fight to #UpTheCup can only be possible with collective and uniform efforts.  Join us in our cause by using #UpTheCup on all our social media platforms:  Twitter Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Use reusable cupware and dishware when eating out publicly to reduce waste. Sign now with a click Visit petition page At Change.org, we believe in the voice of everyday people. Is there something that you want to change? Start a petition today The person (or organization) who started this petition is not affiliated with Change.org. Change.org did not create this petition and is not responsible for the petition content. How helpful was this email? 1 2 3 4 5 Not Helpful Helpful Unsubscribe from emails like this Unsubscribe from all Change.org emails Manage your email preferences  ·  Privacy policy We'd love to hear from you! Contact us through our help center. Change.org  ·  548 Market St #29993, San Francisco, CA 94104-5401, USA

Re: AstraZeneca

Cameron — Becca is fighting for her life. A cancer medication from AstraZeneca could help save her—but the company won't let her access it. Last year Becca took the drug as part of a clinical trial. It rendered her cancerous tumors undetectable. But she was forced off the trial and now cancer has exploded in her body. She weighs 85 pounds and is unable to eat or drink without tubes. Becca's sister is urging AstraZeneca to put Becca back on this life-saving medication. Add your name to help save Becca's life. Becca's Right to Try - Release the drug that can save her life 77,698 have signed Sara Conrad's petition. Let's get to 150,000! Sign now with a click My sister is in the fight of her life, and it is not against her cancer. Becca's Right to Try exists for one reason: to petition AstraZeneca to release the trial drug AZD1775 that could save her life.   Rebecca is 35..   On the morning of her wedding rehearsal dinner, sitting just blocks from the wedding venue, Becca completed her first round of chemotherapy for stage IV high grade serous carcinoma at the age of 31. Since then, she has completed over 40 rounds of chemotherapy, undergone major surgery, and participated in two clinical trials. She also has become a wife, an aunt, and a nurse, passing the licensure exam and completing a second bachelor's degree after numerous 12-hour training shifts—all while enduring the horrific side effects of chemotherapy.   One of the trial drugs Becca was on, AZD1775, targeted her specific cell mutation and resulted in her tumors being rendered completely non-detectable. However, she was removed from the drug trial due to the dangerous side effects of the high, pre-set trial doses. It has been 9 months since then. The cancer has spread so quickly in that time that it is now in her intestines and has rendered her unable to eat or drink, causing suffering from severe pain all day, every day. Becca weighs 85 pounds. She has a tube in her chest that supplies nutrients directly to her bloodstream. She has a tube down her nose that pulls bile from her stomach. She had a tube in her side to drain fluid from her abdomen, but it was recently removed because it became infected. After 4 years, after treatment cycles at 3 world-renowned cancer centers, after consultations with teams of oncologists from across the country, after chemo and surgery and clinical trials, Becca knows her best chance at the life she dreams of is access to this drug at a dose that she can handle, the drug that originally disappeared her cancer.   AND THEY WON'T LET HER HAVE IT.   After volunteering to personally develop and run her treatment plan while complying with the "Policy on Early Access to Investigational Medicine," Becca's doctor petitioned AstraZeneca for early release of the drug. AstraZeneca responded that the trial was still too early in development to have a program for compassionate use at this time.   Thousands of Americans are faced with this situation – there might be a drug out there that can save my life, but it is 10-15 years away from FDA approval.   Becca is dying. For her, this is her last chance. There is no method by which the government can force a pharmaceutical company to release the drug that can save her. We have to force them. Help us. Help Becca. Please support us in asking AstraZeneca to release AZD1775 by signing and sharing the petition.   Becca knows this is a long shot. She knows it isn't a sure thing. She knows her current chemo regimen will not cure her.     She has to try. She has a right to try. Sign now with a click Visit petition page At Change.org, we believe in the voice of everyday people. Is there something that you want to change? Start a petition today The person (or organization) who started this petition is not affiliated with Change.org. Change.org did not create this petition and is not responsible for the petition content. How helpful was this email? 1 2 3 4 5 Not Helpful Helpful Unsubscribe from emails like this Unsubscribe from all Change.org emails Manage your email preferences  ·  Privacy policy We'd love to hear from you! Contact us through our help center. Change.org  ·  548 Market St #29993, San Francisco, CA 94104-5401, USA