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Aug 2023 – Single-use solution. Acosta Sheet Metal Mfg. partners with 99Bridges on a solution to the single-use plastic ban problem.
Aug 2023 – Some retailers look for better ways to deal with state's bag ban (updated). Attention shoppers – check this out.
May 2023 – Three lessons from single-use plastic bag bans. Here are three key insights from [99Bridges Founder, Derek Mak] perspective which will help get us on the right path to finally remove single-use plastic bags and single-use mentality from our everyday lives.
April 2023 – Acosta Sheet Metal Manufacturing partners with 99Bridges to build Bag Drop Machines. 99Bridges recently named an inaugural U.S. Plastics Pact Reuse Catalyst Partner.
April 2023 – Beyond the Bag Consortium launches its largest reusable bag pilots to date to drive reduction of single-use plastic bags. Two winners of the Consortium's Beyond the Bag Innovation Challenge, Returnity and 99Bridges, will provide operations services for the returnable bag system.
March 2023 – Greening the Golden City: The 15 Sustainability Startups to Watch in San Francisco. These 15 startups are making waves in their respective industries while promoting a greener future.
February 2023 – Inaugural U.S. Plastics Pact Reuse Catalyst Partners Selected. The U.S. Plastics Pact (U.S. Pact) has launched the Reuse Catalyst, a program designed to support and develop innovators that have scalable reuse and refill solutions for the United States.
November 2022 – Since the end of the Beyond the Bag Challenge, significant strides have been made to advance a circular system for the retail bag, and the winning innovations have helped pave the way. Let’s take a look at the progress that has been made in over a year.
October 2022 – Beyond the Plastic Bag: Sparking a Seachange for Reuse. In this report...the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag shares key insights and analysis gathered from collaborative reusable bag pilots conducted across select CVS Health, Target and Walmart stores throughout Northern California in 2021.
August 22, 2022 – 99Bridges Sustainability Operating System is On-Track to Help Remove Single-Use Plastics From the Environment. In walks 99Bridges with a truly ingenious solution, Mosaic - the Sustainability Operating System. The name might sound unassuming, but the solutions they created will blow your mind.
May 24, 2022 – Target, CVS Pilot Reusable Bag Program. For these pilots, Goatote is partnering with 99Bridges for the technology platform that powers its reusable bag system.
May 20, 2022 – Reusable bag rental system launches at select CVS, Target locations in NF. Goatote is partnering with San Francisco-based IT company 99Bridges to power its reusable bag system.
May 20, 2022 – Target, CVS Stores in New Jersey Debut Reusable Bag Rental Program. Goatote's kiosk system tested as Garden State bans single-use plastic bags.
May 20, 2022 – CVS Pharmacy, Target stores in New Jersey piloting reusable bag rental program. GOATOTE's reusable bag kiosks are available in stores across New Jersey's Jersey City, Howell Township, Watching, North Plainfield, Wall Township and Marlton areas.
May 19, 2022 2022 – In-Store Reusable Bag Rental System Launches New Jersey at Select CVS Pharmacy and Target Stores. We're excited to see GOATOTE and 99Bridges' progress and continued work with the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag Partners, such as CVS Health and Target.
May 19, 2022 – Target, CVS Pilot Reusable Bag Program. Shoppers at select Target and CVS stores can now check out reusable bags at in-store kiosks and return them for fresh ones during their next shopping trip.
May 19, 2022 – In-Store Reusable Bag Rental System Launches in New Jersey at Elect CVS Pharmacy and Target Stores. The rollout of GOATOTE and 99Bridges' systems in New Jersey help test and strengthen the viability of reusable bag systems, one critical solution to addressing single-use plastic bag waste.
May 19, 2022 – In-Store Reusable Bag Rental System Launches in New Jersey at Select CVS Pharmacy and Target Stores. Together, we are creating a game changing alternative to single-use plastic bags; it marks an exciting milestone to make reuse a reality.
Jan 2022 – Cisco and 99Bridges on the Mission to Make Retail Industry Greener with a Touch of Internet of Things. Top 10 Tech Profiled CEOs to watch in 2022.
Dec 14, 2021 – 99Bridges uses industrial IoT to power sustainability. "The goal is to create tools that help people change the way we live...in order to restore and protect the environment."
Sep 2021 – The 10 Most Inspiring Business Leaders Making a Difference 2021. Derek Mak: Striving towards a sustainable future with 99Bridges, Inc.
Sep 6, 2021 – Inside the Walmart, Target, and CVS reusable bag pilots. Now that these single-use alternatives had finally made their way from the C-suite strategy into customer reality, I was curious to hear about the learnings that emerged...
Aug 8, 2021 – Will CVS, Target and Walmart Pave the Way for More Sustainable Retail Bags? Beginning Aug. 2, Beyond the Bag challenge winners will be tested across nine high-traffic CVS, Target and Walmart stores in California.
Aug 5, 2021 – Can a reinvented bag revamp sustainable retail? An organization called The Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag...launched an innovation challenge...
Aug 5, 2021 – CVS Health, Target, Walmart Piloting Alternative Bag Solutions to Combat Plastic Waste. The partnership among the leading retailers' different stores sets an exciting precedent; collaboration will help accelerate pathways to scale and help address the systemic challenge of plastic bag waste.
Aug 2, 2021 – CVS, Target and Walmart Get One Step Closer to Replacing Plastic Bags With New Pilot Programs. Through a consortium led by Closed Loop Partners, the brands are funding research into alternatives to the ubiquitous retail sack
Aug 2, 2021 – Beyond the Bag Challenge winners put to the test at CVS Health, Target, and Walmart. Leading US retailers CVS Health, Target and Walmart are jointly launching in-store pilots testing the winning reusable shopping bag solutions from the Beyond the Bag Challenge.
Aug 2, 2021 – Walmart, Target CVS Health Unite to Reinvent Retail Bag With in-Store Pilots. Companies test new design solutions to combat plastic waste.
Aug 2, 2021 – Walmart, Target to launch reusable bag pilots. After its founding last year, the Consortium, which is spearheaded by the Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners, launched an innovation campaign to identify promising bag makers and technologies that can help shoppers transition away from single-use plastic bags.
Aug 2, 2021 – CVS Health, Target & Walmart Together Launch In-store Pilots & Tests of New Design Solutions To Combat Plastic Waste. Leading Retailers Unite Within the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag to Test In-Market Viability of Reuse Models in Northern California.
Aug 2, 2021 – CVS Health, Target & Walmart Together Launch In-store Pilots & Tests of New Design Solutions To Combat Plastic Waste. Leading Retailers Unite Within the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag to Test In-Market Viability of Reuse Models in Northern California.
Aug 2, 2021 – CVS Health, Target & Walmart Together Launch In-store Pilots & Tests of New Design Solutions To Combat Plastic Waste. Today, the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag, managed by Closed Loop Partners, reached a significant milestone a year after its founding: the launch of a series of tests and first-of-a-kind multi-retailer pilots to advance sustainable alternatives to the single-use plastic bag and accelerate their potential to scale.
Feb 16, 2021 – What Tomorrow's Retail Bag Looks Like. Hint: It's not a single-use plastic bag.