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Georgia-Pacific Gets SFI Certification

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 company’s packaging raw material must...

Cadbury To Cut Emissions 50%

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

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

Motel 6 Launches National Fluorescent Light Bulb and Battery Recycling Program

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 Accor’s Earth Guest

Consumer Products Industry Ahead Of Retailers On Sustainability

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

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 “carbon neutral paper� from Catalyst Paper which is made through a process that the magazine claims adds no carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.

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