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Holistic, Brand-Led EPR Initiatives Key for Achieving Benefits of Circular Economy
With three billion new middle-class consumers projected to enter the global marketplace in the coming decades[1], it is now widely acknowledged that the global economy of tomorrow will face material scarcity and supply chain insecurity at an unpreced... View More
Dunkin’ Donuts To Source Sustainable Palm Oil
Dunkin’ Donuts will set a target date to source all of its palm oil from sustainable sources or purchase offset certificated covering its sourced palm oil, according to a recent announcement by New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. ... View More
Starbucks Shifting to 100% Sustainable Palm Oil Sources by 2015
Starbucks will begin sourcing 100 percent of its palm oil from certified sustainable suppliers by 2015, according to a recent announcement.The coffee company made the change in response to a shareholder resolution filed by the Green Century Balanced ... View More
NYC Center for Materials Reuse Quantifying Benefits of Product Reuse in Urban Environments
Product Reuse is the exchange of secondhand or surplus products between individuals and/or organizations. This exchange is often performed by social service agencies looking to distribute goods to their clients or to raise funds for their operations.... View More
EPR in Healthcare: Yesterday’s Waste Is Today’s Business Opportunity
Extended producer responsibility (EPR) is gaining notoriety as a smart production and marketing strategy, as product take-back programs emerge as a major consumer trend. ... View More
Starbucks Introduces $1 Reusable Coffee Cup
In an effort to increase customer adoption of reusable cups, Starbucks is rolling out a new low-cost reusable tumbler this week, according to reports.The plastic cups will be roughly the same size and appearance as the company’s paper cups and will... View More
Cascades Introduces First Unbleached, Recycled Toilet Tissue for Commercial Market
Cascades Tissue Group, North America’s fourth largest producer of towel and tissue paper, launched a 100-percent-recycled, unbleached bathroom tissue for use in public restrooms. ... View More
UPS Grants First Eco-Packaging Certification
Safco Dental Supply Company is the first U.S. company to complete the certification process for UPS’s Eco Responsible Packaging Program. ... View More
Levi’s Updates Forest Products Policy, Becomes Latest Brand to Avoid Asia Pulp and Paper
Levi Strauss & Company has revamped its forest products purchasing policy to ensure it does not source materials from the world’s endangered forests. ... View More
Evolving Mobile Apps May Replace Eco-Labels
Advances in mobile technology could do away with some eco-labels as an increasing number of consumer products are given smart barcodes, says consultant group Organic Monitor. ... View More
Sealed Air Introduces More-Sustainable Packing Peanuts
If you did much holiday shopping online this year, you likely had to deal with pesky, loose-fill peanut packaging that is tough on the environment and difficult to dispose of or recycle.Packaging manufacturers Sealed Air claim to have solved the “p... View More
Patagonia Is First to Register for ‘Benefit Corporation’ Status in California
Patagonia on Tuesday became the first company in California to elect benefit corporation status. ... View More
Redesigned Coffee Cup Does Away With Plastic Lids
A new design of paper coffee cups could make plastic, carry-out lids obsolete.The design, branded Compleat, has flaps similar to takeout cartons that fold over to seal in hot beverages, while creating a sipping spout. ... View More
Green Mountain Coffee To Test Waste-To-Energy Technology
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters – known for its Keurig brand of individual coffee cups – may soon be able to turn its waste stream into a source of power for its Vermont operations. ... View More
Ford To Cut Water Use Another 30% by 2015
Ford aims to reduce water consumption 30 percent per vehicle globally by 2015, compared with the amount of water used per vehicle in 2009. ... View More
