Sustainable Packaging
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In Packaging Sustainability, Half a Tree is Better than None · Environmental Leader · Green
Date: 10-04-2010 14:44:23 GMT
On my way to work every morning, I pass a tree which appears to have suffered a lightning strike, and I admit I have questioned why anyone would leave such a disfigured, "half a tree" standing in an otherwise well manicured empty lot. More
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New Recyclable Packaging Reduces Damage, Cuts Costs · Environmental Leader · Green Business,
Date: 09-30-2010 15:04:33 GMT
As many businesses embrace sustainable packaging options, FoldedPak offers a new 100-percent recyclable packaging material that also is reducing product damage and cutting costs for shippers of fragile products including semiconductors, medical equipment, veterinary and medical supplies, lighting More
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P&G Sets Long-Term Sustainability Goals · Environmental Leader · Green Business, Sustainable
Date: 09-28-2010 15:56:20 GMT
Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) has unveiled its long-term sustainability vision that commits the company to powering its plants with 100 percent renewable energy and using 10... More
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Five Roadblocks to Increased Use of Recycled Content in Plastic Packaging · Environmental Leader ·
Date: 09-22-2010 14:33:03 GMT
The Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC), a project of GreenBlue, has released a set of guidelines on the use of post consumer recycled (PCR) content in 27 packaging applications for a number of different plastics. More
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Novelty Beats Sustainability Packaging for New Candies · Environmental Leader · Green Business,
Date: 09-14-2010 14:12:32 GMT
While eco-friendly confectionery packaging accounted for 4 percent of global confectionery launches in the first half of 2010, up from 3 percent from July to December 2009, novelty and co... More
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Federal Agencies Outline Plans to Cut GHG Emissions · Environmental Leader · Green Business,
Date: 09-13-2010 15:00:31 GMT
The White House released federal agencies' sustainability plans Thursday, providing the first detailed glimpse of how the government plans to decrease its greenhouse gas emissions over the next 10 years, the New York... More
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Applebee’s Plans Lighting Retrofits at all NY Locations · Environmental Leader · Green Business,
Date: 09-13-2010 14:58:25 GMT
LED lighting retrofit projects at two Applebee's locations in New York City, on 42nd Street and Broadway, yielded an average kWh light load reduction of more 80 percent per location. More
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REI Stewardship Report: GHG Emissions Down 10% · Environmental Leader · Green Business, Sustainable
Date: 09-13-2010 14:02:44 GMT
Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) has reduced its absolute climate impact by 10 percent from 111,000 tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, or C02e, to less than 100,000 tons C02e from 2008 levels, according to the company's 2009 Stewardship Report. More
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Roundup – REC Solar, MIT, Lake Champlain Chocolates · Environmental Leader · Green Business,
Date: 08-17-2010 14:00:32 GMT
Lake Champlain Chocolates Opens LEED-Certified Packaging & Distribution Facility Efficient Energy ... More
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Chip Makers Aim to Reduce GHG Emissions from Products, Operations · Environmental Leader · Green
Date: 08-16-2010 14:54:07 GMT
Integrated circuit manufacturers NXP Semiconductors and Toshiba are both working to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from their products and their business operations, according to their recent corporate social responsibility reports. More
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Ford to Power Small Car Mfg Plant with Solar Energy · Environmental Leader · Green Business,
Date: 08-13-2010 14:07:12 GMT
Ford Motor Company is partnering with Detroit Edison, Xtreme Power and the state of Michigan to install one of the largest solar power generation systems in the state at Ford's Michigan Assembly Plant. The 500-kilowatt solar photovoltaic panel system will be integrated with a 750-kw energy storage More
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Timberland Expands Green Index Label, Partners on New Eco-Index · Environmental Leader · Green
Date: 08-13-2010 13:53:26 GMT
Timberland plans to expand the company's Green Index label from 14 percent to 100 percent of its Timberland branded footwear by the end of 2012. The outdoor footwear and apparel company also is collaborating with more than 200... More
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Crop Cultivation Drinks most of SABMiller’s Water Use · Environmental Leader · Green Business,
Date: 09-13-2010 14:30:21 GMT
SABMiller, one of the world's largest brewers, and global environment organization WWF, have released the latest results of their Water Futures Partnership, which highlights the water risks at SABMiller's operations and river habitats in four countries. More
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Owners and Tenants Collaborate on Green Lease Principles · Environmental Leader · Green Business,
Date: 09-13-2010 13:52:11 GMT
Commercial building owners and corporate tenants alike are focused on sustainability as a way to reduce operational costs and meet their commitment to lessen their environmental impact. More
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Whole Foods Rolls New Sustainable Packaging Guidelines · Environmental Leader · Green Business,
Date: 09-09-2010 13:44:43 GMT
Whole Foods Market has rolled out new responsible packaging guidelines to all of its more than 2,100 body care and s... More
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Sierra Names Green Mountain College as Top School in ‘Green’ College Ranking · Environmental Leader
Date: 08-16-2010 14:09:51 GMT
The Sierra Club has ranked Green Mountain College as the number one "cool school" in its ranking of top "green" colleges. Rounding out the top five are Dickenson College, Evergreen State College, the University of Washington and Stanford University. More
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· Environmental Leader · Green Business, Sustainable Business, and Green Strategy News for
Date: 08-16-2010 15:11:41 GMT
Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2009 fell 1.3 percent to 31.3 billion tonnes in the first year-on-year decline in... More
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Sainsbury’s Cuts Packaging by 75% for Milk Products · Environmental Leader · Green Business,
Date: 08-13-2010 13:34:39 GMT
Sainsbury's is set to become the first retailer in the UK to launch a full range of milk products packaged in plastic bags, which use 75 percent less packaging than equivalent two-pint plastic bottles, as part of its target to reduce packaging by one-third by 2015. More
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Wegmans Pulls Two Reusable Bag Designs with High Lead Levels · Environmental Leader · Green
Date: 09-13-2010 13:52:15 GMT
Wegmans has stopped selling its reusable shopping bags with the green pea and 2009 holiday designs because preliminary testing indicates elevated levels of le... More
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Partnering across the Supply Chain to Create Sustainable Change · Environmental Leader · Green
Date: 08-16-2010 14:47:50 GMT
All over the world, IT is playing an increasingly important role – in both business and individuals’ private lives. This increased demand also means increased energy and CO2 emissions. More
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