Recycling
Recycling is the process of turning used materials into new products to prevent waste and reduce pollution and consumption of natural resources. The articles in this section look at recycling efforts and programs by different companies. They also discuss the uses for recycled materials.
Recycled Rubber Building Products
Learn about sustainable building technologies created using scrap tires from Ontario Tire Stewardship's Executive Director.
Futuremark Paper Inks Deals with Hearst, Pepsi, Others
Hearst Magazines, PepsiCo and the Sierra Club are among a list of new clients now using FutureMark Paper Company's recycled paper.
Other organizations newly signed by ...
Revend Launches Light Bulb Recycling Vending Machine
U.K. corporation Revend Recycling Limited has launched a "reverse vending" recycling machine for the collection and recycling of domestic light bulbs and batteries. Ikea will be ...
Starbucks Builds Store out of Shipping Containers
Starbucks is about to open a Seattle-area store made mostly out of four upcycled shipping containers, the New York Times reports.
The prototype – ...
Style Beats Substance in Sustainable Packaging, Report Says
Products that show they are "sustainable" with simple, emotive pack designs are more likely to win when shoppers make snap decisions on environmental credentials in the ...
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 ...
GM Achieves Zero-Waste Status at 1st US Factory
General Motors' Fort Wayne Assembly Plant has become its first U.S. factory to reach zero waste-to-landfill status, joining 78 other GM manufacturing facilities around ...
Starbucks Eyes Up Tim Hortons’ Cup-to-Tray Technology
Starbucks has expressed an interest in the technique that Canadian chain Tim Hortons is using to recycle its hot beverage cups into take-out ...
Anglo American Uses Coal Waste to House Staff
Anglo American is using gypsum by-products from its mining operations to build energy-efficient houses for its workers, CNN reports.
The company’s South African operations ...
Phone Recycling and Environmental Sustainability
AT&T promo video about designing products with the environment in mind and using environmentally safe packaging.
Coke, MIT Machines Reward Consumers for Recycling
Coca-Cola, Kroger and MIT are all rolling out bottle recycling machines that reward consumers for their deposits.
Wholly owned Coke subsidiary Coca-Cola Recycling has started ...
Cascades Releases Recycled, Low-Chemical Paper Towel
Paper towel producer Cascades Tissue Group has launched a highly-absorbent paper towel that can be produced using 100 percent recycled fiber and less chemicals than other ...
Food Manufacturers ‘Holding Back rPET’; Lush Outsources Recycling
The use of recycled PET in the food sector is being held back by poor quality control and by brand owners’ misconceptions, according to ...
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 ...
Did Coke Force American Idol to Drop Bottle Campaign?
A sponsor of American Idol, rumored to be Coca-Cola, has forced the TV talent show to drop a public service announcement that features show contestants urging ...
Puma Researching Compostable Shoes
Puma is working to create compostable shoes and clothing, the Guardian reports (via German business magazine Wirtschaftswoche).
CEO Franz Koch said the company is ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Green Construction Code, WM Certifications, LEED Airports
The provisions in the new 2012 International Green Construction Code were completed during a final hearing at the International Code Council's meeting in Phoenix, Ariz. The ...
Coke Makes 100% Recycling Pledge for 2012 Olympics
Coca-Cola has promised to recycle all clear plastic PET bottles used at the London 2012 Olympics, according to news reports.
The company has ...
Kimberly-Clark Signs Diaper Recycling Deal
Kimberly-Clark has signed an agreement aimed at expanding its recycling of used disposable diapers into Australia, Ireland, the U.K. and mainland Europe over the next ...
