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Plastic bags and the Holiday's, a no, no for the Eco system.

By, Uwe Paschen. It is that time of the Year once again, where many of us go shopping for the Holiday’s festivities, may we be Christian, Jewish, Atheist, Hindu or even Muslim, we all have great...

created by Paschen | 1 year ago | updated 2 days ago
1124 views | 109 recommendations | 40 comments

Pepsi starts testing green vending machines

Soft drink giant PepsiCo is starting to test their lastest environmental idea: green vending machines. These will hopefully reduce carbon footprints and electric bills. In Washington DC, 30 machines have been set up for testing, and Pepsi hopes to release them worldwide in...

created by Amy Judd | 38 wks ago | updated 38 wks ago
105 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments

Barbara Mathieson

Cigarette Butts, Packaging, Make Up 90% of All Litter

It seems that cigarettes don't just add to air pollution, they make up the majority of street pollution as well. An experiment conducted in Nova Scotia, Canada, identified cigarette butts and cigarette...

opinion by Tina Kells | 45 wks ago | updated 42 wks ago
1063 views | 10 recommendations | 10 comments

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Kellogg's Cornflakes Boxes to be slimmer and use less packaging

Kellog's Cornflakes boxes are getting a new shape. They will be re-designing their box with 8% less packaging and while they will hold the same amount of breakfast cereal, the new box will be shorter and deeper....

created by Amy Judd | 44 wks ago | updated 43 wks ago
748 views | 16 recommendations | 3 comments

Jay Adan

Dell Reduces Packaging, Not People

Computer company Dell has launched a plan to save about $8.1 million in the next four years by changing the way their computer and parts are packaged and shipped - the new packaging will be made from recycled...

created by Amy Judd | 1 year ago | updated 50 wks ago
206 views | 7 recommendations | 3 comments

Erica Martinez

Reusing your Christmas wrapping

So in just a few hours you will be unwrapping your Christmas gifts, or wrapping them, and we wanted to take this time to remind you that it's still important to have a Green Holiday and care for the environment, so...

created by Amy Judd | 1 year ago | updated 50 wks ago
437 views | 17 recommendations | 9 comments

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Apple says MacBook is greenest notebook ever

Apple has said their new aluminum MacBook is the most environmentally friendly portable computers ever."The freshly posted campaign page backs up the confident stance by centering on the unibody aluminum and glass...

created by Amy Judd | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
487 views | 11 recommendations | 4 comments

mvellandi

Green Packaging News Wrapup

Green Packaging Noise - The diva JoAnn Hines, an expert in packaging with over 20 years experience in the field, gives a great sobering thought piece on the real value of sustainable packaging.. . . Shades of...

created by mvellandi | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
306 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment

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Green Packaging News Wrapup

created by mvellandi | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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California Green Law News - July 08

{ As reported by Californians Against Waste } . PVC packaging phase out - "The California Ocean Protection Council, an organization created by Governor Schwarzenegger, called for the banning of vinyl chloride...

created by mvellandi | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
423 views | 7 recommendations | 5 comments

89 Percent Of Children's Food Products Provide Poor Nutritional Quality, Stud...

Parents beware! Food products that we give to our children may not be healthy and can only give them poor healthy, study finds. "Most kids' foods provide poor nutritional quality, but packaging claims and healthy images could be misleading parents, according to a...

created by ryanborja | 1 year ago
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Food based plastics real alternative to oil based

The idea of using food based plastics instead of oil based is an old idea being revisited as oil prices soar and environmental issues take cetre stage."Landfills and plastics don't mix well. It takes several...

created by LotusFlower | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
443 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment

Indonesian homemakers turn trash into fashion frills

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Indonesian homemakers turn trash into fashion frills

Interesting way to do a business... " Used detergent labels and toothpaste tubes from Indonesia are going from landfills to fashion frills on bags and wallets sold in Singapore, Australia and the United States. ...

created by renovatio | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
349 views | 0 recommendations | 2 comments

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Reality bites, don't judge food by its cover

This study documents in scientific fashion what we all know; food advertising is deceptive. It never looks like that package. Some of the discrepancies between the package the actual item are shocking. Check...

created by ryan | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
408 views | 0 recommendations | 2 comments

For Easter, Cadbury puts its 'Green' Eggs Out of the Box

A quick walk around the neighborhood after a holiday on garbage collection day shows overflowing bins.One of the main reasons is the huge amount of boxes and packaging being thrown out.What a waste? In the UK (not sure they are also offered in other countries), Cadbury...