Lynx struggling to pay back passengers who got stiffed
Walmart Canada is launching a national pilot program for customers to recycle their reusable shopping bags.
Under the plan, customers will be able send in their extra or damaged Walmart reusable blue shopping bags to TerraCycle who will either wash and donate them to charity partners, including Food Banks Canada, or recycle them.
Recycled bags will be processed into raw materials that can be used to make things like shipping pallets and outdoor furniture, Walmart said.
Customers looking to participate can sign up for the program on TerraCycle’s website.
According to TerraCycle, bags can be sent in a box or shipping envelope -- you need a minimum of five bags for a shipment -- and the program provides a free shipping label.
The web page for the program notes that enrolment limits apply, and if the program is full, customers will be added to a wait-list.
Canada banned single-use plastic shopping bags in December 2022, along with other single-use plastic items including straws and cutlery.
However, Walmart Canada stopped offering plastic bags in April that year, saying the change would help prevent more than 680 million plastic bags from entering circulation every year. for youth dealing with substance abuse and behavioral issues use disciplinary methods such as restraints or seclusion against minors. It would require such centers to notify parents and the state any time they use restrains or seclusion rooms for minors. It’s authored by Republican state Sen. Shannon Grove and Democratic state Sens. Aisha Wahab and Angelique Ashby.
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She added: “I will fight until every child is safe and keep shining my huge spotlight on these abuses.”
A contractor bears the blame for delayed refunds to Lynx Air customers, the insolvent airline says, adding that the hold-up will also hurt company stakeholders.
Lynx, which ceased operations and filed for creditor protection in late February, claimed in court filings that the firm hired to handle bookings, Texas-based Sabre Corp., has hampered passenger reimbursements.
The ultra-low-cost carrier said it had planned to carry out refunds directly, “without the need for customers to contact their credit card providers to submit chargebacks.”
“Unfortunately, Sabre Corp . ... has refused to assist with customer refunds,” according to an affidavit from Lynx’s interim chief financial officer and filed with the Alberta Court of King’s Bench.
That leaves the airline no choice but to work with its credit card processor to deal with chargebacks for would-be travellers whose flights were cancelled, the filings state.