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ELECTRONICS 
January 28, 2019 Samsung to ditch plastic for eco-friendly materials in electronics packaging
Environmentalists, rejoice! Your next Samsung Galaxy smartphone could come wrapped in a box that resembles an SUPW class project. According to a news release by Samsung, the Korean electronics company has decided to switch from plastic to sustainable materials for packaging its goods. This means you’ll no longer get to peel those transparent plastic covers off the new phone’s […]
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May 2, 2018 Gibson files for bankruptcy to ditch electronics, focus on guitars
A man admires a 1955 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop guitar belonging to David Gilmour of Pink Floyd (R) and a sunburst Fender Stratocaster formerly owned by Jimi Hendrix (C) at the ‘Travelling Guitars’ exhibition at the Cite de la Musique in Paris October 10, 2006. Benoit Tessier / Reuters Yesterday Gibson Brands filed for Chapter 11 […]
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CLOTHING 
September 2, 2017 John Lewis becomes first retailer to ditch ‘boys’ and ‘girls’ labels from children’s clothes
The chain has also removed ‘boys’ and ‘girls’ signs from the childrenswear sections at the store to avoid ‘reinforcing gender stereotypes’. From now on, labels on the clothing will say either ‘Boys & Girls or ‘Girls & Boys’ and will be on all John Lewis clothing from newborn to 14 years. Even dresses with flowers […]
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NEWS 
June 28, 2016 Unpaid And irritated, some chinese workers Ditch holidays To Protest
A migrant worker takes notes as he talks on phone at the construction website online of Changxiang Gardens development complex in Fengrun District, China. (Reuters photograph) QIAN’AN/DONGGUAN, CHINA: This yr, labourer Fan Fu and 20 or so colleagues operating on the Zixiagarden condo complicated in Hebei province have now not joined China’s legion of migrant […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
June 6, 2016 Unpaid And irritated, some chinese employees Ditch holidays To Protest
A migrant worker takes notes as he talks on phone at the construction website of Changxiang Gardensimprovement complicated in Fengrun District, China. (Reuters photo) QIAN’AN/DONGGUAN, CHINA: This year, labourer Fan Fu and 20 or so colleagues operating at the Zixialawn condominium complicated in Hebei province have no longer joined China’s legion of migrant peoplereturning domestic […]
