Plastics
Shaw Industries, Kilian Reveal Chemical Substitution Successes
German sign manufacturer Kilian Industrieschilder and carpet firm Shaw Industries are among the companies that have found environmentally friendly substitutes for problematic or dangerous chemicals ...
Cintas Eco-Apparel Uses 15 Million Plastic Bottles
Cintas Corporation says it has helped eliminate more than 15 million plastic bottles from the waste stream by reuing plastic waste in its ...
Dignity Healthcare Taps Medline Industries for Dye-Free Plastic
Dignity Health has become the first health system in the U.S. to switch to dye-free patient plastics.
Under the new initiative, Dignity Health will replace everyday ...
Danone Developing Bio-Based Bottles with Avantium
Danone, the global food and drinks manufacturer, has partnered with biotech company Avantium to produce bio-based plastic bottles made from renewable material that ...
Over 90 Universities Curbing Bottled Water Sales; Borealis, BioMass Launch Packaging
Brown, Harvard, the University of Vermont and about 90 other educational institutes are banning sales or restricting use of plastic water bottles due to student ...
Standards & Compliance: NSF/ANSI Fabrics, Volvo 50001, Green Globe
Glen Raven Custom Fabrics says it is the first company to declare compliance under the NSF/ANSI 336 Sustainable Assessment for Commercial Furnishings Fabrics. Two of ...
Kaiser Permanente Switches to PVC- and DEHP-Free IV Bags
Kaiser Permanente announced today that it is converting its IV medical equipment to alternatives free of PVC and DEHP, two industrial chemicals that the ...
Recyclers Arrested, Charged with Stealing Plastic
Los Angeles police made three arrests at two recycling businesses after discovering over $250,000 worth of stolen plastic containers, according to the county ...
Sustainable Packaging Briefing: Defra Recycling Targets, Polyden Folien, Cardia Bioplastics, Seattle Bag Ban
The UK Department for Environmental Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has introduced proposals for tougher packaging recycling targets to stop 400,000 tons going to landfill by ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: ISO 50001, LEED, CARB, Global Reporting Initiative
Impact Exhibition Management Co., operators of the Impact Arena and Convention Centre in Thailand, is the nation's first firm to receive ISO 50001 certification for ...
Hasbro to Cut PVC from Packaging; Beats 10% GHG Goal
Hasbro will eliminate polyvinyl chloride (PVC) from all new core toy and game packaging beginning in 2013, the company has announced, as it launches ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Green Building Initiative, LEED, GRI, International Maritime Organization
The Green Building Initiative released its Guiding Principles Compliance certification program for existing buildings - a tool designed to help federal agencies comply with sustainability requirements ...
Purell Dispenser Cuts Down on Plastic
Gojo Industries, the company behind Purell instant hand sanitizer, has released dispensers that it says use less material and are more recyclable.
The Gojo ADX Dispensing ...
UTT to Turn Park Waste Into Carpet Backing
Universal Textile Technologies has formed a partnership with Grand Teton National Park to convert bottles from the park into backing for carpet and synthetic ...
Plant to Develop Green Textile Component
Verdezyne has opened a pilot plant to produce adipic acid, a key component in a "green" nylon that could be used in carpets, clothing and ...
Water Bottle Filler, Mobile Market Win Chicago Innovation Awards
A bottle filling station for drinking water designed by Elkay, a construction fleet tracking system by Navman Wireless and a school bus converted into a market ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Green Product App, China WEEE, GM Wildlife Conservation
Consumer Reports announced the launch of its new Eco-Label smart phone app, which will provide consumers with information on products' green marketing claims. The magazine said ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Tablet Certifications, California Toxics Regulations, RoHS Recast
TCO Certified, a third party sustainability labeler for IT products, on Monday launched TCO Certified Tablets, a certification for tablet PCs that demonstrate minimal use of ...
Bacteria Rife in Reusable Bags
Bacteria is evident in almost all reusable bags as most consumers never wash them, according to research by the University of Arizona.
The study by University of ...
Gillette Hails Packaging Innovation
Gillette has highlighted the importance of packaging innovation on production efficiencies at the Pack Expo conference in Las Vegas.
Mike Marcinkowski, principal engineer for research and development ...
