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Earth Month at Our Center

April is Earth Month at Green Acres Mall! Go green and check out our special events, see how our center's retailers are working toward sustainability, take our pledge to use a reusable bag, and more.

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You Pledge. We Plant.

This Earth Month, we are asking you to pledge to always use a reusable shopping bag. Macerich shopping centers have partnered with One Tree Planted this April to fund reforestation and urban shade projects across the United States for every pledge made. We can do this together! Text “IPLEDGEYOUPLANT” to 516-268-6000 to support, or message us via the chat link below.*

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About One Tree Planted

Our Earth Month partner, One Tree Planted, is a nonprofit devoted to planting trees in both open spaces and urban areas. They also do educational outreach to teach communities about the importance of trees and motivate the next generation to do something positive for the environment. Trees are such an essential part of restoring nature and biodiversity, so help us help One Tree Planted plant more of them!

Earth Month Events

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Flower Bar Experience

In celebration of Earth Month join us on Thursday, April 18th from 2:00pm to 4:00pm in the Center Court for a blooming Flower Bar Experience where you can make your own complimentary bouquet from an assortment of freshly cut flowers as a thank you for pledging to always use a reusable bag.

 

Retailer Offers and Details

Did you know that many of your favorite shopping destinations here at our center are working toward a more sustainable future? Check out what they're doing:

Retailers:

Aeropostale

Shop the Aero Impact collection of ultra-comfortable jeans, tees & more responsibly made with organic cotton, recycled cotton, and/or recycled polyester made from plastic bottles. 
https://www.aeropostale.com/aero-impact.html

ALDO

ALDO is the first fashion footwear and fashion accessories company in the world to be certified climate neutral! Shop the ALDO Love Planet and CleanStep™ collections of sustainable shoes and accessories.  No plastic bags here, ALDO redesigned their shoe boxes with handles to give plastic bags the slip. Use that new box to send your used shoes and clothing through The Give Back Box. Print a free label here: https://www.givebackbox.com/aldo/
https://www.aldoshoes.com/us/en_US/sustainability


American Eagle Outfitters

Shop the Real Good label, including 95% of AE jeans, and know that these products are the most sustainable items in the AEO collection and are manufactured in compliance with AEO’s Water Leadership Program. Donate your gently used clothing, shoes, and accessories through AE’s partnership with Give Back Box.
https://www.givebackbox.com/ae/?navdetail=footer:c2:p7
https://www.aeo-inc.com/sustainability/

Bath & Body Works

Named to Newsweek list of America’s Greenest Companies for their commitment to being good stewards of the environment, pledging to focus efforts on sustainable practices for the planet and future generations. 
https://www.bbwinc.com/media/newsroom/3bl-bath-body-works-named-one-of-americas-greenest-companies-by-newsweek-2023-10-04-150500


carter’s

The carter’s LITTLE PLANET® brand uses primarily Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) certified organic cotton and recycled packaging, and is made for growing little ones. Recycle non-donatable clothing through KIDCYCLE and earn carter’s Rewarding Moments points.
https://www.carters.com/corporate-social-responsibility-product.html
https://www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades/carters


Cotton On

All new denim is made with at least 20% recycled cotton, and 41% of products have a sustainable attribute. They aim to have 100% of products contain a sustainable attribute by 2030! Bring your own bag; they discontinued all single-use plastic bags in 2019.
https://cottonongroup.com.au/the-good-we-do/our-commitments/


DICK’S Sporting Goods

Say goodbye to single-use plastic bags as DICK’S works to rid them from their stores and systems by 2025.  They now adhere to the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED® certification within their building design strategies already implemented at their distribution center in Goodyear, AZ, and customer service center in Pittsburgh, PA.
https://investors.dicks.com/csr/respecting-the-playing-field/default.aspx

 

Express

By 2026, Express aims to conserve 50 million gallons of water, sustainably source 20% of fabrics, and have 75% of their denim made with conscious materials.
https://www.express.com/exp/expresstogether/conscious-sourcing-product?ICID=EXPRESSTOGETHER_N_CONSCIOUSSOURCING

Famous Footwear

Shop Eco-Conscious shoes and accessories marked with a leaf from Adidas, Nike, Birkenstock, Teva, Dr.Scholl’s, Blowfish, and more! Need a gift? Pick up a compostable paper gift card that breaks down faster than plastic! Drop off your gently used shoes to be donated to Soles4Souls.
https://www.famousfootwear.com/eco-conscious?icid=ftr_about_click_ecoconscious

Foot Locker

A retail partner of Soles4Souls, a non-profit, distributes new and used shoes to those in need. Look for periodic donation drives to keep shoes out of landfills and do good simultaneously!  In store, look for sustainable options from adidas and Nike.
https://investors.footlocker-inc.com/esg/sustainability
(check local store for participation)

Forever 21

Stock up with better for the earth Organically Grown Cotton Basic tees and tanks for the whole family. 
https://www.forever21.com/us/socialresponsibility/socialresponsibility.html


GameStop

GameStop’s trade-in program turns your electronics & games into cash or credit. Items include iPhones, Smartphones, Tablets, Wearables, Headphones, Consoles, Video Games, and Controllers. Items are tested for functionality, repaired, restored, cleaned, and disinfected before being sold.
https://www.gamestop.com/trade/


GUESS – One Tree Planted Supporter

GUESS Eco denim contains at least 20% environmentally preferred materials and uses production methods with reduced environmental impact. GUESS Eco non-denim products contain 20% -100% environmentally preferred materials that are recycled, organic and innovative. In partnership with One Tree Planted, GUESS planted 5,415 trees in 2023 on behalf of all North American corporate and retail employees.
GUESS Partners with Social Enterprise Homeboy Industries and Debrand Services for an In-Store Recycling Project. Bring back 5+ items of unwanted clothing from your wardrobe and receive 15% off. See store for offer details. Your items will be upcycled, refurbished, or recycled.
https://www.guess.com/us/en/sustainability.html?INTCMP=G-2021-09-10-SITE-FEATURE-CONTENTCENTER-SU-6442

H&M

Recycle your clothing with H&M! Bring any unwanted clothes or textiles by any brand and in any condition to one of our stores. Hand in your bag of old clothes at the register and receive a thank-you coupon to use toward your next purchase. Easy! Once you’ve dropped off your previously loved fashion in one of our garment collecting boxes, our business partner takes over. It empties the boxes and sorts the contents into three categories: rewear, reuse, and recycle.
https://www2.hm.com/en_us/sustainability-at-hm/our-work/close-the-loop.html


Hollister

The future of fashion is circular when you clean out your closet and earn a 10% Hollister credit through their partnership with ThredUp.
https://www.thredup.com/cleanout/hollister


Journeys/Journeys Kids

In-store upgrades to digital media players keep 14,000 DVDs out of landfills annually! Look for new 100% recycled shopping bags in store.
https://genesco.gcs-web.com/ourbrands

Kay Jewelers

Extend the life of your jewelry with Kay’s repair & maintenance services, or trade it in for something new! Kay’s parent company is a founding member of the Responsible Jewelry Council, ensuring an ethically sourced supply chain.
https://www.kay.com/kay-store-services?icid=FOOTER:INSTORESERVICES


Men’s Wearhouse

Rent your tuxedo knowing that Men’s Wearhouse will dry clean it using Green Earth® instead of petroleum or “perchloroethylene (perc)” based dry cleaning solvent. The Green Earth® silicone solvent is an inert by-product of sand and it has been used in many consumer hygiene and beauty products for years. Over the past decade, this decision has kept over 45 million garments from being dry cleaned in petroleum or “perc”. 
https://www.tailoredbrands.com/responsibility/sustainability/


Old Navy

100% of all denim uses water-saving techniques that has saved over 2 billion liters of water saved since 2019! Grab your own shopping bag, Old Navy is phasing out all plastic shopping bags.
https://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/info.do?cid=1160383#sustainability


Pandora 

Pandora is committed to leadership in sustainability and will use only recycled silver and gold in its jewelry by 2025 and halve greenhouse gas emissions across its value chain by 2030. 
https://pandoragroup.com/sustainability/strategy/sustainability-highlights

PINK

1% of the proceeds from purchases of the PINK Beauty Collection go to 1% for the Planet in support of environmental causes and non-profits. On average, 86% of their beauty product containers include post-consumer recycled content.
https://www.victoriassecret.com/us/pink/pink-action/planet?brand=pink


Primark

Did you know 55% of Primark clothing units contain recycled or more sustainably sourced materials? Since 2019, Primark has removed or avoided 1 billion units of single-use plastic. 
https://corporate.primark.com/en-us/primark-cares/sustainability-report


Sunglass Hut

Shop sustainable styles from Emporio Armani, Burberry, Arnette, and Ray-Ban! Each brand has sunglasses that feature materials like plant-based BiO-Matter®, bio-acetate, and/or bio-based lenses. 
https://www.sunglasshut.com/us/sunglasses/sustainable-sunglasses


The Children’s Place

Earn My Place Rewards Bonus Points and clean out your little one’s closet all at the same time with Give Back Box. Print your free label, grab a box, and ship your gently used items! 
https://www.childrensplace.com/us/content/give-back-box


UNIQLO

Drop off your clean, gently used UNIQLO items in the RE.UNIQLO boxes located in store and UNIQLO will sort and recycle or donate clothing to refugees and displaced persons all over the world.
https://www.uniqlo.com/en/re-uniqlo/


Victoria’s Secret

Shop the Victoria’s Secret Even-Better T-Shirt Bra, made with the most recycled content of any bra we’ve designed—ever. Add a pair of No-Show Panties now in a new fabric that’s partially made from recycled materials. 
https://www.victoriassecret.com/us/vs/vsnow/brand-values/in-celebration-of-earth-month


Zales

Shop the Remixed Reimagined collection crafted of reclaimed gold and repurposed diamonds! Bring new life to your existing jewelry with Zales repair services.
https://www.zales.com/repair-services


Dining:

BJ’s Restaurant Brewhouse

Sustainability starts with the food chain. BJ’s works with their suppliers to strive for an environment that is consistent with the Five Freedoms of animal welfare developed by the Farm Animal Welfare Committee (FAWC).
https://www1.bjsrestaurants.com/marketing-pages/about-us/sustainability


Buffalo Wild Wings

In 2019 Buffalo Wild Wings shifted to reusable dishware for dine-in in all franchised and company-owned sports bars. In doing so, have eliminated 700 million individual pieces of paper and plastic from the waste stream annually. By focusing on serving beer and other beverages from reusable steel kegs rather than single-use cans and bottles, Buffalo Wild Wings reduces greenhouse gas emissions by approximately six million kg of CO2e and keeps over 15 million pounds of single-use containers out of landfills each year.
https://impact.inspirebrands.com/sustainability/



Chipotle

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. is cultivating a better world by serving responsibly sourced, classically-cooked, real food with wholesome ingredients without artificial colors, flavors or preservatives. In 2022, Chipotle purchased: 22 million pounds of organic and transitional produce, 36 million pounds of local produce, and 232 million pounds of animal welfare certified pork, chicken, and beef..

https://www.chipotle.com/about-us/sustainability


Panera Bread

Panera has big goals to be climate positive by 2050! Do your part by ordering a Cool Food Meal, marked with The Cool Food Badge on over half the entrees! These items are high on taste and low on carbon emissions. Panera has partnered with the World Resources Institute to assess potential menu items and label those they certify as low-carbon Cool Food Meals. 
https://www.panerabread.com/en-us/food-values/culinary-beliefs.html

Starbucks

Starbucks is working towards a goal of all cups being reusable or compostable by 2030. To achieve this goal, you can now get a “for here” cup at locations with café seating, refill your own reusable cup (including mobile orders), or use a one-time-use cup engineered to be constructed of more recycled materials and less plastic.
https://stories.starbucks.com/stories/2024/a-better-cup-for-all/

 

 

*April 1-30, 2024. Standard text message rates apply. Maximum donation of $150,000 from Macerich Shopping Centers will be made to One Tree Planted (Tax ID #46-4664562) to be used for reforestation and urban shade projects in the United States. Shopper need not make donation. Participation is not tax deductible.
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