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Georgia-Pacific Gets SFI Certification

July 6, 2007October 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Forty market-selected corrugated box manufacturing operations in Georgia-Pacific's packaging business have earned Sustainable Forestry Initiative certification and are authorized to use the SFI Certified Sourcing product label, Material Handling Management reports. To earn the use of the SFI-certified product label, two-thirds of a companyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s packaging raw material must...

McDonald’s To Run UK Fleet On Recycled Cooking Oil

July 5, 2007 by Paul Nastu

McDonald's will convert its British delivery fleet to run on biodiesel made largely from its own recycled cooking oil, Reuters reports. The company says it should eventually be able to replace the six million liters of diesel its fleet used last...

Cadbury To Cut Emissions 50%

July 5, 2007October 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Cadbury Schweppes pledged a 50 percent reduction of net absolute carbon emissions from its manufacturing sites by 2020, Food Production Daily reports. The company plans to achieve the goal either by either cutting down on its use of energy, packaging and water, by switching to alternative sources or by off-setting its emissions. The company also targets...

Sony ‘Biggest Loser’ In Greenpeace’s Latest Electronics Guide

June 28, 2007October 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Apple has moved up Greenpeace's latest Guide to Greener Electronics as a result of Steve Job's Greener Apple pledge to phase out PVC and other chemicals from their product line. But Nokia is on top because they've already phased out PVC, and, according to Greenpeace, "met or exceeded a wide set of benchmarks we've laid down to reduce the amount

Vodafone Releases CSR Report

June 28, 2007 by Paul Nastu

Vodafone has released its corporate responsibility report. The network carbon dioxide emissions per unit of data transmitted has reduced by 29 percent. Total energy use increased by six percent. Vodafone says it has challenged suppliers to improve the energy...

Live Earth Wants To Leave ‘Green Legacy’ At Concert Venues

June 27, 2007 by Paul Nastu

Live Earth is discussing more of the initiatives its implementing to keep the event green and says it will provide concert venues with the tools and guidelines needed to continue environmentally...

San Francisco Bans Bottled Water At City Offices

June 25, 2007October 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

San Francisco's Mayor Gavin Newsom has issued an executive order (PDF) prohibiting city departments from buying bottled water, The LA Times reports. The ban will take effect July 1 and extend to all city and county water coolers by Dec. 1. More than...

UK Grocer Sells Milk In Bags To Cut Down On Plastic Waste

June 25, 2007October 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

UK grocer Waitrose is selling Calon Wen organic milk in Eco Pak milk bags. The bags use 75 percent less plastic packaging than an equivalent polybottle and is being pushed as a way to provide relief for "environmentally-conscious shoppers who are already struggling with bi-weekly rubbish collections." Customers.../p

WM Acquires LampTracker, Expands Recycling Capabilities

June 21, 2007December 14, 2010 by Paul Nastu

Waste Management has acquired the LampTracker business, a provider of mail-back recycling for fluorescent lighting, from shareholders of Mercury Waste Solutions. This business, which will be operated through Waste Management's WM LampTracker subsidiary...

Motel 6 Launches National Fluorescent Light Bulb and Battery Recycling Program

June 14, 2007October 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Motel 6, with nearly 900 properties across the country, has rolled out what it says is the first national fluorescent light bulb and battery recycling program within the hospitality industry. The program will be rolled out regionally over a six-month period, with complete implementation expected by the end of 2007. This recycling policy is a continuation of AccorÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Earth Guest

Consumer Products Industry Ahead Of Retailers On Sustainability

June 13, 2007 by Paul Nastu

Eighty-five percent of U.S. consumer business companies have active sustainability initiatives; most common are recycling and energy conservation programs, according to a study, Sustainability: Balancing Opportunity and Risk in the Consumer Products Industry, conducted by Deloitte Consulting for the Grocery Manufacturers Association. While

Rolling Stone Opts For Carbon Neutral Paper, Not Recycled

June 12, 2007October 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Rolling Stone is devoting its June 28 issue to global warming, but it's facing criticism over not using recycled paper, The New York Times reports. The magazine is announcing that it will be printed on what's called Ã¢â‚¬Å“carbon neutral paperÃ¢â‚¬? from Catalyst Paper which is made through a process that the magazine claims adds no carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.

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