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.
Make that Four Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Renewable Energy
When it comes to waste management, we have all learned the 3 Rs: reduce, reuse, recycle (practiced in that order please). ...
LG Joins EPA’s Green Power Partnership with 100% Green Energy Use at HQ
LG Electronics USA is purchasing more than 1.5 million kWh of green power over the next 18 months in cooperation with the EPA's Green Power ...
SCA Achieves First Zero-Waste-To-Landfill Plant in North America
SCA announced its first zero-waste-to-landfill manufacturing plant in North America. The plant, in Bowling Green, Ky., manufactures SCA's Tena line of incontinence products.
The facility, which opened ...
Kimberly-Clark to Launch Bamboo Toilet Paper
Kimberly-Clark's U.K. line of Andrex toilet tissue will launch Andrex Eco, made with 90 percent recycled fiber and 10 percent bamboo, the company said.
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Starbucks, Stonyfield Paying Own Recycling Costs as Local Authorities Struggle
Food and drink companies such as Starbucks are increasingly bearing the costs of recycling their own packaging, which they then turn into new products, according ...
Sustainability Results: AB InBev Beats CO2 Goal Early, Cuts Water 8% in One Year
Anheuser-Busch InBev cut its greenhouse gas emissions per hectoliter of beer produced by 11.5 percent from 2009 to 2011, beating a goal of a 10 ...
The Benefits of Life Cycle Analysis
Assessing sustainability is a pursuit rife with complexity and subjectivity. One tool that I have seen that is useful in navigating this ...
Nestle Easter Eggs’ 100% Recyclable Packaging Saves 726 Tons of Plastic Waste
Nestle UK & Ireland has converted to 100 percent recyclable packaging on its Easter egg confectioneries by replacing rigid plastic with cardboard. The move is ...
Green Mountain College To Buy Back its Own Recyclables Under Closed Loop System
Green Mountain College in Poultney, Vt., will buy products upcycled from its own waste under a new sustainability initiative from Casella Waste Systems.
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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 ...
Henkel Sustainability Report: Energy Consumption, Carbon Emissions Drop 9% Year-On-Year
Henkel, the company behind Dial, Purex, Right Guard and other personal care brands, reduced its energy consumption by over nine percent from 2010 to 2011, ...
Intercontinental Adelaide Goes Zero-Waste-to-Landfill
The Intercontinental Adelaide hotel in Australia has achieved zero-waste-to-landfill status a year ahead of schedule.
The hotel (pictured) has targeted sending no waste to landfills by ...
Xpedx Surpasses Sustainability Goals, Sets More
Distribution company Xpedx exceeded its sustainability goals on recycling and the Energy Star certification of its facilities in 2011, and has pledged new goals for ...
Sustainable Packaging Brief: Salazar, Hilex, Georgia-Pacific, Mucell, EDV
Salazar Packaging and Globe Guard Products has a new design for a rack-hangable container, the Eco Hanging Pack. Targeting the manufacturers of soft goods, in ...
Dogwood Alliance’s User-Friendly Guide to Environmentally Friendly Packaging
Step one on the path to sustainable fast food packaging begins with corporate leadership on sustainability according to a new report from Dogwood Alliance, “...
Fruit of the Loom Distribution Center Goes Landfill-Free
Fruit of the Loom's Palmetto Distribution Center in Summerville, S.C. has gone landfill-free, up from 70 percent landfill diversion in 2010 and ...
Channeling Surplus IT Promotes Sustainability
Connect to Compete, an initiative led by the FCC with help from private and non-profit organizations, gives large businesses and government agencies the ...
U.S. Bank Taps Eco2Go for Recycling
U.S. Bank is expanding its recycling program, and in the process, has been the impetus for the launch of Eco2Go Recycling Solutions LLC, an Ohio ...
Hershey Raises Zero-Waste Bar at Three Manufacturing Facilities
The Hershey Company announced that three of its manufacturing facilities in Pennsylvania have achieved Zero-Waste-to-Landfill (ZWL) status by eliminating waste, recycling and converting waste to ...
Plastic Bag Bans ‘Present Hidden Environmental, Economic Costs’
Plastic bag bans incur hidden economic and environmental costs that are "virtually ignored," according to conservative think tank the National Center for Policy Analysis.
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