Meijer Expands Great Lakes Stewardship Commitment With Donation to the Council of the Great Lakes Region Foundation
Meijer Expands Great Lakes Stewardship Commitment With Donation to the Council of the Great Lakes Region Foundation
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Midwest retailer Meijer is continuing its commitment to Great Lakes stewardship with a $250,000 donation to the Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) Foundation to launch a set of innovative litter capture and clean-up technologies – the BeBot and PixieDrone – in Wisconsin, following a successful year of cleaning up Midwest beaches and waterways.
密歇根州大急流城,2024年4月16日 /PRNewswire/ — 繼成功清理中西部海灘和水道一年之後,中西部零售商邁耶繼續致力於五大湖區的管理,向五大湖區理事會(CGLR)基金會捐款25萬美元,用於在威斯康星州推出一系列創新的垃圾捕獲和清理技術——BeBot和PixieDrone。
The first retailer to support this beach and water cleaning technology in the Great Lakes, Meijer is proud to preserve the many vital waterways within its six-state footprint and first announced its partnership with the CGLR in 2022 with the deployment of the BeBot and PixieDrone. Despite having a limited number of drones, CGLR partners deployed the technology last year to collect an estimated 18,000 pieces of debris.
作爲五大湖區第一家支持這種海灘和水淨化技術的零售商,Meijer很自豪能夠保護其六個州的許多重要水道,並於2022年首次宣佈與CGLR建立合作伙伴關係,部署了BeBot和PixieDrone。儘管無人機數量有限,但CGLR合作伙伴去年部署了這項技術,估計收集了18,000塊碎片。
"At Meijer, we continue to make significant progress in protecting our beautiful Great Lakes so they can be enjoyed for generations to come," said Erik Petrovskis, Director of Environmental Compliance and Sustainability at Meijer. "We are grateful to partner with the CGLR, which helps us live our purpose of enriching lives in the communities we serve and expand our environmental partnerships in important markets that directly impact our Midwest footprint."
邁耶爾環境合規與可持續發展總監埃裏克·彼得羅夫斯基斯表示:“在邁耶,我們在保護美麗的五大湖方面繼續取得重大進展,使子孫後代都能享受這些湖泊。”“我們感謝與CGLR合作,這有助於我們實現我們的目標,即豐富我們所服務的社區的生活,並在直接影響我們中西部足跡的重要市場中擴大我們的環境夥伴關係。”
The donation brings a new BeBot and PixieDrone specifically to Milwaukee Riverkeeper, an organization focused on water and wildlife quality in river corridors throughout the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic River Watersheds. This marks the retailer's second partnership in Wisconsin and fifth across the Midwest. Existing partners include Grand Valley State University, Ohio Sea Grant/The Ohio State University, The Watershed Center Grand Traverse Bay, and the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Environmental Research and Innovation Center.
這筆捐款專門爲密爾沃基河主帶來了新的bebot和PixieDrone,該組織專注於密爾沃基、梅諾莫尼和金尼克尼河流域的河流走廊的水和野生動物質量。這標誌着該零售商在威斯康星州的第二次合作伙伴關係,在中西部建立了第五次合作伙伴關係。現有合作伙伴包括大谷州立大學、俄亥俄州海洋補助金/俄亥俄州立大學、大特拉弗斯灣分水嶺中心和威斯康星大學奧什科什環境研究與創新中心。
"We are honored to partner with Meijer and the CGLR on this exciting, new project to restore and protect our Great Lakes. Innovative solutions can only be accomplished through collaborative efforts like this one," said Juan Alsace, Board Chairman of Milwaukee Riverkeeper. "These new automated machines will generate data critical to helping our communities make informed decisions to address pollution locally, and to find creative solutions globally."
“我們很榮幸能與Meijer和CGLR合作開展這個令人興奮的新項目,以恢復和保護我們的五大湖區。只有通過像這樣的協作努力,才能實現創新的解決方案。” 密爾沃基Riverkeeper董事會主席胡安·阿爾薩斯說。“這些新的自動化機器將生成至關重要的數據,以幫助我們的社區做出明智的決策,以解決當地的污染問題,並在全球範圍內尋找創造性的解決方案。”
Meijer remains committed to improving the health and biodiversity of the Great Lakes, which provide drinking water, recreation, and economic opportunities for millions of people throughout the Midwest. Meijer also supports various initiatives that aim to restore and protect the natural habitats, water quality, and fish populations of the Great Lakes basin, forming imperative partnerships with those who know the region best.
邁耶爾仍然致力於改善五大湖區的健康和生物多樣性,爲中西部數百萬人提供飲用水、娛樂和經濟機會。邁耶爾還支持旨在恢復和保護五大湖盆地自然棲息地、水質和魚類種群的各種舉措,與最了解該地區的人建立了必要的夥伴關係。
Continuing its community impact, Meijer will also host a public beach cleanup at Lighthouse Park Beach in Manitowoc, Wisc., starting at noon CDT on May 9. At the event, partners from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh will be launching their BeBot for the season. To register, click here.
Meijer還將從中部夏令時間5月9日中午開始,在威斯康星州馬尼託瓦克的燈塔公園海灘舉辦公衆海灘清理活動,繼續對社區產生影響。在活動中,威斯康星大學奧什科什分校的合作伙伴將推出本賽季的BeBot。要註冊,請點擊這裏。
"The CGLR Foundation is very pleased to be partnering with Meijer to expand the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup to Milwaukee, a joint initiative with Pollution Probe in Canada," said Mark Fisher, President and CEO of the CGLR. "Through our partnership with Meijer, we are able to use innovative capture and cleanup technologies to learn more about the type of plastics on our beaches and in our waterways, sources and pathways, and how government, industry, coastal communities, and consumers can work together to end plastic waste and litter."
CGLR總裁兼首席執行官馬克·費舍爾說:“CGLR基金會很高興與Meijer合作,將五大湖區塑料清理活動擴大到密爾沃基,這是一項與加拿大污染調查組織聯合發起的計劃。”“通過與Meijer的合作,我們能夠使用創新的捕獲和清理技術來更多地了解海灘和水道中的塑料類型、來源和路徑,以及政府、行業、沿海社區和消費者如何共同努力消除塑料垃圾和垃圾。”
To learn more about CGLR, visit councilgreatlakesregion.org. To learn more about how Meijer has recently supported its communities and to see the devices in action, visit meijercommunity.com.
要了解有關 CGLR 的更多信息,請訪問 councilgreatlakesregion.org。要詳細了解 Meijer 最近如何支持其社區並了解這些設備的實際運行情況,請訪問 meijercommunity。
About Meijer: Meijer is a privately owned, family-operated retailer that serves customers at more than 500 supercenters, grocery stores, neighborhood markets, and express locations throughout the Midwest. As the pioneer of the one-stop shopping concept, more than 70,000 Meijer team members work hard to deliver a friendly, seamless in-store and online shopping experience featuring an assortment of fresh foods, high-quality apparel, household essentials, and health and wellness products and services. Meijer is consistently recognized as a Great Place to Work and annually donates at least 6 percent of its profit to strengthen its communities. Additional information on the company can be found by visiting newsroom.meijer.com.
關於 Meijer: Meijer 是一傢俬營家族經營的零售商,爲中西部地區的 500 多個超級中心、雜貨店、鄰里市場和快遞點的客戶提供服務。作爲一站式購物理唸的先驅,超過70,000名Meijer團隊成員努力提供友好、無縫的店內和在線購物體驗,包括各種新鮮食品、高品質服裝、家居必需品以及健康和保健產品和服務。Meijer 一直被公認爲最佳工作場所,每年捐贈至少 6% 的利潤用於加強社區。有關該公司的更多信息,請訪問newsroom.meijer.com。
About the CGLR: The CGLR is a binational group of related organizations comprised of: (1) the Council of the Great Lakes Region (USA), an Ohio-based trade association; (2) the CGLR Foundation, an Ohio-based public charity; (3) the Council of the Great Lakes Region (Canada), a not-for-profit corporation; and (4), the CGLR Canada Foundation, a charitable organization. Together, they are working to accelerate the regional transition to a sustainable future by uniquely bringing diverse perspectives and interests together as one to explore and solve the most pressing socioeconomic and environmental challenges facing the Great Lakes region to create the first sustainable region in North America and the world. Visit to learn more.
關於 CGLR: CGLR是一個由兩國相關組織組成的團體,包括:(1)位於俄亥俄州的貿易協會大湖區理事會(美國);(2)總部位於俄亥俄州的公共慈善機構CGLR基金會;(3)非營利性公司大湖區理事會(加拿大);以及(4)慈善組織CGLR加拿大基金會。他們共同努力,通過獨特地將不同的視角和利益融爲一體,共同探索和解決五大湖區面臨的最緊迫的社會經濟和環境挑戰,從而創建北美和世界上第一個可持續發展的地區,從而加快該區域向可持續未來的過渡。訪問以了解更多信息。
About the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup: The Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup, an initiative of the Council of the CGLR and Pollution Probe, uses innovative technologies to quickly remove plastics from Great Lakes beaches and waterways, from the St. Lawrence River to Lake Superior and everywhere in between. The litter collected is analyzed, providing vital information about pollution sources and pathways and how government, industry, communities, and consumers can work together to end plastic waste. The largest initiative of its kind in North America, the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup is made possible thanks to support from a network of funders and collaborators across the binational Great Lakes region. Visit to learn more.
關於五大湖區塑料清理活動: 五大湖區塑料清理是CGLR和污染調查委員會發起的一項倡議,它使用創新技術快速清除五大湖海灘和水道、從聖勞倫斯河到蘇必利爾湖以及介於兩者之間的任何地方的塑料。對收集的垃圾進行分析,提供有關污染源和途徑以及政府、行業、社區和消費者如何共同努力消除塑料垃圾的重要信息。五大湖塑料清理是北美同類舉措中規模最大的舉措,之所以成爲可能,要歸功於兩國五大湖地區的資助者和合作者網絡的支持。訪問以了解更多信息。
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