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July 10,2018 –Plastic waste washing up on beaches or being left behind from beach-goers has become an increasing problem for coastal cities around the globe. It’s estimated that an average of one truckload of single-use plastic is dumped into our oceans every minute. According to the New Plastics Economy, an initiative started by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, 95% of the material value of plastic packaging, approximately $80– 120 billion annually, is lost to the economy after a …

CP Lab Safety staff members volunteer each year with a local non-profit to help protect the environment. As a Bay Area Certified Green Business, we believe it’s important to contribute to our local habitat through different volunteering efforts. This year we worked with Golden Gate Parks National Conservancy in an effort to protect the endangered Mission Blue Butterfly.  The Mission Blue Butterfly is native to the San Francisco area and has been declared endangered by …