Good News Notes: “When it was learned that a $5,000 hydroponic garden (growing plants without soil) could be installed free of charge last February, the Barron Area School Board approved, and a new asset was added to the high school agricultural science classroom. Just four months later, the garden has already produced two lush crops…
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Trek’s updated bike packaging saves 433,000 pounds of plastic
Good News Notes: “Trek Bicycle announced its first-year results from incorporating lower-impact and recyclable materials in its bike packaging. Targeting plastic waste, Trek said it removed 433,600 pounds of plastic from bike boxes and Bontrager accessory packaging. The goal is to make all bike boxes from Trek, Electra, and Diamant 100% recyclable and all packaging…
SC Johnson Partners with Brewers and Bucks to Upcycle Arena Cups
Good News Notes: “Racine, WI–based SC Johnson, the household products company, is taking sustainability in a new direction — upcycling polyethylene terephthalate (PET) cups from professional sports events into bottles for Scrubbing Bubbles cleaner. The company has partnered with Milwaukee’s baseball and basketball teams, the Brewers and the Bucks, to implement the program. In partnership with…
RPE showcases new compostable potato bag
Good News Notes: “Bancroft, Wis.-based RPE will soon roll out a new compostable bag for its potatoes. Randy Shell, vice president of business and program development, said at Southern Exposure that the company has been testing for about eight months a compostable bag for its potatoes. The bag will have mesh windows so the consumer still has…
8-year-old starts charity to help homeless children
Good News Notes: “She recently donated $500 to Joy House, a women’s shelter in Milwaukee. For her birthday and at Christmas, she asked for toy donations to the shelter instead of gifts as well. ‘To have someone so young, excited to be giving to individuals that are less fortunate than she is is awesome. I’m…
Woman who gave birth while in a coma and battling Covid-19 meets newborn for first time
Good News Notes: “Nearly three months after giving birth while in a coma with Covid-19, a Wisconsin woman met her newborn child for the first time last week. Kelsey Townsend, 32, was recently discharged from a hospital in Madison, Wisc., and reunited with her husband and four children, including her baby girl Lucy. She said…
Local non-profit ‘ReMitts,’ shatters fundraising goal, collects $100,000 for charity through mitten sales
Good News Notes: “After a rough start to the new year, it’s always nice to hear some good news. The ladies behind the local non-profit ‘ReMitts‘ have some to share, and they say it’s thanks in part to the generosity of News 3 viewers! News 3 Now This Morning featured ‘ReMitts’ on its ‘Make a Difference Monday’…
Green Bay trucking company donates 52 bikes to charity
Good News Notes: “The past year has been a good one for Contract Transport Services, a Green Bay-based trucking company. ‘From a business standpoint, we were extremely busy,’ said Curt Reitz, the president of CTS, where some of the company’s business involves hauling toilet paper. ‘For some unknown reason people thought toilet paper was valued like gold.’…
Milwaukee man surprised families with kindness and generosity amidst pandemic
Good News Notes: “After a Milwaukee man was furloughed from his job he was inspired by a social media challenge to make the most of his time. ‘I believe kindness is a ripple effect,’ said Zach Bartlett. When Zach was furloughed from his job with the Milwaukee Bucks he found himself at home looking for…
“Miracle” cat that survived being shot now recovering in foster home
Good News Notes: “Action 2 News first reported last weekabout the ‘miracle’ cat that survived being shot in the face. The Oshkosh Area Humane Society (OAHS) placed the cat with a foster home as he continues to heal. ‘He’s a miracle guy, he really is,’ said OAHS Executive Director Joni Geiger. A miracle Bernard, also called Bernie,…