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Coke Sets Goal Of Recycling All Bottles Sold In U.S.

September 6, 2007September 12, 2007 by Paul Nastu

Coca-Cola will help build a $45 million plastics recycling plant in South Carolina and has set a goal of having every bottle it sells in the U.S. recycled or reused, Forbes reports. The company estimates about 10 percent of its plastic bottles are recycled now. It has not set a date for reaching the new goal. The company will spend

Coke Lightens Up PET Bottles

September 5, 2007October 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

On the heels of releasing its corporate responsibility review, Coca-Cola has announced a newly designed 20-ounce polyethylene terephthalate contour bottle for all of its Coca-Cola brands. The new bottle has added texture, a shorter cap, and an embossed Coca-Cola logo. The bottleÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s...

Raymour & Flanigan Furniture Touts Recycling Efforts

August 28, 2007August 29, 2007 by Paul Nastu

Raymour & Flanigan Furniture says it's on track to recycle 15.2 million pounds of waste this year "Furniture ships from our manufacturers in cardboard, plastic and Styrofoam packaging," explains Michael Goldberg, Executive Vice President. "Considering we sell on average 8,000 pieces of furniture each day, we generate a lot of recyclable material." Raymour & Flanigan has renovated...

UPS Releases CSR Report, CO2 Efficiency Down Slightly

August 20, 2007 by Paul Nastu

United Parcel Service has released its annual corporate sustainability report (key performance indicators) tracking progress on the companyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s economic, social and environmental objectives. According to the report, in 2006: UPS's CO2 efficiency decreased...

Mattel Brand Hurt By Recalls

August 15, 2007October 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

With Mattel ordering recall after recall, its brand is beginning to pay the price, MediaPost reports. Robert Passikoff, founder of Brand Keys, says that most brands can weather one recall fairly well. Mattel's Brand Keys measure declined just seven percent after the first recall in early August. After yesterday's recall it's already down 20 percent. Mattel announced...

Target Dumps Plastic Clamshell For Cardboard

August 7, 2007October 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

iPod carrying cases in the consumer electronics department at Target stores are now sold in cardboard packaging instead of the usual plastic clamshell, The Star Tribune reports (via Sustainable is Good). When coupled with new packaging on several hundred other items, the move adds up to a significant environmental impact. Target...

Target, Green Toys Bet On Bioplastics

August 1, 2007October 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Bioplastics are getting more play in consumer products. Green Toys plans to introduce a line of bioplastic toys aimed at babies and toddlers in the fall, CNET reports. Instead of using petroleum-basic plastics, Green Toys is using plastics made from corn starch and other vegetables. Bioplastics company...

Global Resources Touts Plastics-To-Energy Conversion Ratio

July 10, 2007October 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Global Resource Corporation says that results from tests prove that the company's energy conversion process can produce oil and "vast amounts of combustible gas" from recycled plastics...

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

HP Desktop Receives EPEAT-Gold Status

June 6, 2007February 25, 2011 by Paul Nastu

HP and the Green Electronics Council say that the HP rp5700 Business Desktop PC is the first product to meet the requirements that comprise the Ã¢â‚¬Å“goldÃ¢â‚¬? status of EPEAT. EPEAT-registered products are designated as Ã¢â‚¬Å“bronze,Ã¢â‚¬? Ã¢â‚¬Å“silverÃ¢â‚¬? or Ã¢â‚¬Å“goldÃ¢â‚¬? depending on the number of environmental features they possess, such as reduced levels of hazardous materials, improved energy...

JohnsonDiversey Releases Responsibility Report, Reduces Virgin Plastic

June 1, 2007October 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Professional cleaning and hygiene products and systems provider JohnsonDiversey has released its 2006 Global Responsibility Report (PDF) and says it has substantially reduced the environmental impact of its products. In this yearÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s report...

Companies Step Up Efforts To Trim Packaging

May 29, 2007October 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

With Wal-Mart Stores helping to push a repackaging trend along by encouraging its 66,000 suppliers to reduce their packaging starting next year as part of its goal of cutting overall packaging five percent by 2013, companies are beginning to look at packaging, or the lack thereof, as a competitive advantage, Associated Press reports. Already, more than 3,100 vendors have used

Coke Sets Goal Of Recycling All Bottles Sold In U.S.

Coke Lightens Up PET Bottles

Raymour & Flanigan Furniture Touts Recycling Efforts

UPS Releases CSR Report, CO2 Efficiency Down Slightly

Mattel Brand Hurt By Recalls

Target Dumps Plastic Clamshell For Cardboard

Target, Green Toys Bet On Bioplastics

Global Resources Touts Plastics-To-Energy Conversion Ratio

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

HP Desktop Receives EPEAT-Gold Status

JohnsonDiversey Releases Responsibility Report, Reduces Virgin Plastic

Companies Step Up Efforts To Trim Packaging

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