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Product Line Cuts CO2 Emissions, Plastic Waste Over 80%

November 6, 2014November 5, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Replenish Bottling, creator of the Replenish Refill System, has launched a sustainable product line that the company says eliminates C02 emissions and plastic waste by more than 80 percent. The Replenish packaging technology can be found in a new line of concentrate household cleaning and personal care items sold under ... Read more »

Walmart Pledges ‘More Sustainable Food System’

October 8, 2014October 8, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Walmart will launch a Climate Smart Agriculture Platform, designed to provide increased visibility to agriculture yields, GHG emissions and water usage, and take other measures to create a more sustainable food system. The retail giant’s commitment, made at Walmart’s annual Global Sustainability Milestone Meeting on Monday, focuses on what the ... Read more »

Staples Recycles 350 Million Cartridges

August 19, 2013March 24, 2022 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Staples today said it has recycled 350 million ink and toner cartridges since 2005, averaging more than 60 million cartridges per year in the past three years. Through the cartridge-recycling program, the company has recycled 182 million pounds of plastics and metals, it says. With Staples’ ink and toner cartridge ... Read more »

EWSI Launches Carbon Trading Software For E-Waste Industry

August 5, 2013August 5, 2013 by Kirsten Korosec

E-Waste Systems is rolling out software that can identify and quantify the energy use of electronics to help companies cut energy consumption, comply with e-waste recycling rules and facilitate carbon trading. The technology brings the first public carbon credit trading ability to the e-waste industry, EWSI says. The eWaste Carbon ... Read more »

Electronics Retailers Receive Fs on Recycling Report Card

July 18, 2013July 18, 2013 by Leon Walker

Staples, Best Buy and Office Depot are the only three major electronics retailers making a serious effort to help consumers recycle their old electronic products, says a report card released yesterday by the Electronics TakeBack Coalition. While the three companies earned high marks on the report card, more than half ... Read more »

Walmart Prescribes Green Packaging, Concentrated Clorox

January 29, 2013January 29, 2013 by Leon Walker

Walmart has launched greener packaging for select prescriptions and is now carrying a concentrated version of Clorox bleach. Earlier this month, 4,600 Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacies introduced Ecoslide-RX box packaging, which is made by Keystone Folding Box Company, for select prescriptions. The box is made from 100 percent recyclable material, ... Read more »

Walmart to Save $150m with Sustainability Initiatives in FY13

October 12, 2012December 28, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Walmart said yesterday it will add $150 million in benefits to its bottom line from sustainability initiatives such as solar and wind energy projects, fuel cell installations, and its zero waste program in fiscal year 2013. The new goal, announced at Walmart’s annual meeting for investors, is in addition to ... Read more »

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