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AT&T California Cuts Fleet Emissions by 300+ metric tons
In 2008, AT&T California deployed 105 alternative-fuel vehicles in more than 30 cities, received Energy Star certification for five facilities, installed a one-megawatt solar system and ...
Kimberley-Clark to Boost Use of FSC, Recycled Content 71%
Facing pressure from Greenpeace, Kimberley-Clark has committed to a new fiber procurement policy. The paper goods company has received Forest Stewardship Council certification for more ...
Aluminum Can Recycling Inches Upward
The rate of growth is slow, at 0.4 percent, but the percentage of aluminum cans recycled continues to grow year over year. In 2008, 54.2 percent of ...
Nestle Loses Plastic in 100% Recyclable Christmas Boxes
It may be more than four months until Christmas, but Nestle already is finding ways to reduce the expected piles of holiday gift waste. The candy ...
Tesco Diverts 100% of UK Waste From Landfills
Tesco has achieved its goal of diverting from landfills 100 percent of waste from its UK operations. This comes about a year ahead of schedule, according ...
New Group Aims to Cover All Recycling Interests
The Recycling Organizations of North America (RONA), a new group, plans to provide a larger umbrella to the recycling industry than that offered by the ...
Chicago Partners with RecycleBank To Increase Recyclables
In its quest to increase the city's recycle rate, the city of Chicago has teamed up with RecycleBank, a recycling rewards program that encourages additional ...
Red Bull Pays Record U.K. Fine for Failing to Recycle Packaging Waste
Soft drink company Red Bull has been fined £271,800 (about $448,400) for failing to meet its requirements to recover and recycle packaging waste for eight years ...
Corporate Fleets Lead the Way to Alternative Fuels
Corporate fleet vehicles are starting to drive the conversion to alternative fuel systems, pushed by rising gasoline prices last year. Meanwhile, automotive recyclers are raising concerns ...
Pharmacies Cut Paper Use, Save Energy, Recycle Bottles
Pharmacies are implementing environmental initiatives that recycle plastic bottles and vials, cut down on paper usage and help save energy. Wegman's, for instance, expects to save ...
NYC E-waste Recycling Under Fire as AT&T Ramps Up Own Efforts
As industry groups file suit against a New York City e-waste recycling program, AT&T is ramping up its own wireless recycling initiatives, showing the divergent attitude ...
E-Waste Recycling Partnerships Proliferate
While electronics waste or e-waste recycling partnerships are providing significant environmental benefits by keeping waste out of landfills, they are also giving manufacturers and retailers an ...
Consumers Trepidatious Over TV Recycling
The emerging category of “green” electronics has captured consumers’ attention in the past year. They are beginning to understand the various environmental and health impacts of ...
Food Industry Continues Move to Sustainable Packaging
The food and beverage industry including processors, packagers and tableware manufacturers continues to deliver a greater number of sustainable products to meet growing demand from environmentally-conscious ...
MIT Project Uses Electronic Tags To Study Trash, Recycling
With a goal of converting more trash into recycling, volunteers for an MIT research project are attaching electronic tags to items put in the trash ...
MillerCoors Recycles 98% of All Brewery Waste
Moving towards zero waste operations, MillerCoors has reused or recycled 98 percent of all brewery waste, including glass, paperboard, plastics, metals and byproducts, according ...
Plastics Packagers Step Up Recycling Efforts
The packaging industry is increasing its efforts to deliver sustainable plastic bottles and packaging to food and drink manufacturers and retailers, and in some cases, offering ...
Costco Partners with Gazelle to Deliver Recycling Program
To drive responsible recycling of old electronic gadgets, warehouse store Costco has teamed up with Gazelle, an electronics trade-in company, to offer its customers a trade-in ...
Earthbound Farm, Naked Juice Jump Into PCR PET
Two major brands are adopting 100 percent post-consumer recycled polyethelene (PET) packaging. Earthbound Farms is using PCR-PET exclusively on its clamshell salads, and Naked Juice is ...
Recycled Paperboard Goes Gangbusters in 09
If the rate of companies adopting 100 percent recycled cardboard labeling persists for all of 2009, this will be the most active year on record, said ...
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