More than 100,000 Amazon packages are sent from the Euclid fulfillment center each day. Until now, many of those packages have been made of plastic – recyclable plastic, but not the kind that can be put in your regular residential recycling pickup. Now the e-commerce giant is replacing its plastic packaging with paper alternatives, starting in Euclid. Those packages can be easily recycled, along with your cardboard boxes, glass bottles and pop cans. The highly automated 650,000-square-foot Euclid fulfillment center is the first of Amazon’s facilities to become 100% plastic-free. Get ready to find flexible paper bags or form-fitting boxes that look like popcorn bags on your front porch, still with the same Amazon smile. - Laura |
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Amazon has transitioned to100% plastic-free packaging at its Euclid Fulfillment Center. These new paper bags will replace the plastic ones you might be used to seeing. (Sean McDonnell, cleveland.com) |
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Amazon: E-commerce giant Amazon is replacing its plastic packaging with paper alternatives that are easier to recycle. And the first plastic-free packages are being shipped out right here in Northeast Ohio, reports Sean McDonnell. Today in Ohio: A Baldwin Wallace University poll found that Ohio registered voters favor November ballot measures to guarantee abortion rights and legalize recreational marijuana -- big time. We’re talking about how the November election could go on Today in Ohio. |
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Toll plazas: The Ohio Turnpike’s revamped toll plazas, which will allow E-ZPass users to drive through without needing to stop, could go live in about a month, reports Jeremy Pelzer. At the same time, the turnpike will also start to change how it calculates toll fees for drivers along the 241-mile-long highway. Jim Jordan: U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan failed Wednesday in a second ballot to clinch the House speakership, casting doubt on whether his GOP colleagues want the Ohio conservative firebrand’s brand of leadership. Jordan can afford to lose just four Republican votes to capture the 217 needed to win the job because the GOP’s narrow margin of control over the House. On Wednesday, he lost 22, Sabrina Eaton reports. Public workers: Ohio elections officials would get enhanced privacy when it comes to state public records law under a new bipartisan bill, reports Andrew Tobias. Currently, a slew of jobs termed “designated public service workers,” including police, judges, parole workers, firefighters, EMTs, prison guards, prosecutors and more are exempt from state public records law. Defense hub: The U.S. Defense Department has selected Ohio to be one of five “defense innovation hubs” to promote the development of defense-related technology and help small businesses in the state work with the Defense Department, reports Sabrina Eaton. Although the Ohio Mission Acceleration Center (MAC) will be based in the Miami Valley, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown said it will partner with companies and facilities in Cleveland and elsewhere in the state. |
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HHS levy: Cuyahoga County voters could be asked whether they want to extend a tax levy when they go to the polls for the March presidential primary, reports Lucas Daprile. Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne says renewing the 4.8 mill levy is essential to continue funding services for vulnerable residents. The levy, which expires in 2024, is expected to generate $136.6 million next year if approved. Canada geese: A Canada goose has been known to leave its fecal calling card every 20 minutes. Tally up all its droppings in a single day and you could be looking at one-and-half pounds of tube-shaped turds. Peter Krouse reports it’s no wonder that Mentor City Council has made feeding the sometimes cantankerous fowl a crime. CLE neighborhoods: A growing population eats, sleeps and works in downtown Cleveland, a neighborhood that if it was its own city would be the 15th largest place in Cuyahoga County, roughly the size of Rocky River or South Euclid. Rich Exner reports warehouses and former offices have been converted into apartments and condos, and new construction has fueled expansion as well, even as some longtime downtown offices have moved out or downsized amid the switch to more remote work. |
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Rite Aid: Rite Aid’s initial list of planned store closings as part of its reorganization under federal bankruptcy protection includes four Ohio stores, reports Rich Exner. The Rite Aid list of 154 closings was filed with the federal bankruptcy court in Trenton, N.J. Wake Robin: Ismail Samad is proudly from East Cleveland, which is why he’s returned to his home with business acumen and passion to build up the community that raised him. Samad, a co-founder of Loiter, acquired Wake Robin Fermented Foods, a small BIPOC-owned and operated enterprise that aims to bring economic development to the East Side, Alex Darus reports. |
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Police lawsuit: Walton Hills agreed to pay $90,000 to settle a lawsuit that accused a police officer of using excessive force on a woman who started recording the officer on her cellphone during a traffic stop. Amanda Mills accused Walton Hills officer C.J. Schmidt of ripping her from her car by the wrist and later slamming her up against his cruiser, reports Adam Ferrise. |
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Monopoly: Where to land on the Cleveland edition of Monopoly? Marc Bona lists the landmarks that make the game board. Ask Lucas: A neighbor’s seasonal decor seems unnecessarily gruesome and, frankly, disturbing. What should you do? Lucas Daprile writes that this is actually a great way to keep half-hearted trick-or-treaters away from your house. You just need to one-up your neighbors. Van Aken: It’s culinary musical chairs at the 5-year-old Van Aken District this fall. Four food establishments have moved out and four new ones are moving in, reports Paris Wolfe. Sports HOF: A pioneer in golf, an exciting Browns player, a sports executive and a longtime high school girls track coach were inducted into the Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame on Tuesday night at Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Tower, reports Marc Bona. The spotlight of the ceremonies shined on inductees Renee Powell, Josh Cribbs, Bob Kain and Lou Slapnik for their individual achievements. |
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