Sustainable Packaging & Paper Archives - Page 91 of 95

Brother: The Paperless Office Is Our Goal

July 23, 2007October 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

In an interview with Business Green Blog, Mike Dinsdale, UK communications director for printer giant Brother (he's also responsible for the corporate social responsibility agenda), says that Brother's long term goal is the paperless office and that the current aim is to move to a paper-lite office...

Fetzer Snags Sustainability and Waste Reduction Awards

July 20, 2007December 14, 2010 by Paul Nastu

Fetzer Vineyards has received the 2007 Best-of-the-Best Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award from the EPA which celebrates the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Montreal Protocol, a signature event in climate protection endorsed by 190 nations. In addition, the California Integrated Waste Management Board has awarded Fetzer its 12th Waste Reduction...

Harry Potter Sets Green Example For Publishing Industry

July 19, 2007October 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

The last book in the Harry Potter series is considered within the industry to be the most environmentally friendly in publishing history with 16 countries printing the book on eco-friendly paper up from one publisher in 2003, said Markets Initiative, the Vancouver-based environmental group that worked with J.K. Rowling. The English-language editions of the latest book result in a savings

Mohawk Offsets 100% Of Electric Power

July 11, 2007October 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Mohawk Fine Papers has begun offsetting 100 percent of the annual electric power consumption across all its operations in New York and Ohio with the purchase of 100 million kWh of renewable energy certificates. Mohawk joins companies like PepsiCo, Whole Foods Market, and the U.S. EPA who offset 100 percent...

Weyerhaeuser Releases Sustainability Report

July 11, 2007October 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Forest products company Weyerhaeuser has released its latest sustainability report. The company...

Sustainable Packaging Trend Keeps Growing

July 10, 2007October 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

CEOs of leading corporations are embracing the concept of sustainable packaging - not just increasing recycled or renewable content in packages but also redesigning the packaging to minimize the environmental impact of making the goods and transporting them, The Enquirer reports. Recent research...

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...

Big 4 Labels Make Green Moves

June 27, 2007October 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

The biggest brands across the music business are changing their environmental habits, MediaPost reports. Every major label is on board in one way or another in corporate-wide greening efforts, ranging from copying on both sides of the paper to the use of energy-efficient light bulbs, according to...

Home Depot’s Eco Options Program Gets Big Response From Suppliers

June 25, 2007October 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

When Home Depot asked suppliers to make a pitch to have their products included in its Eco Options label program, almost a third of the products the retailer sells applied for inclusion, The New York Times reports. Plastic-handled paint brushes were touted as nature-friendly because they were not made of wood. Wood-handled...

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

International Paper Creates ‘Office Of Sustainability’

June 22, 2007October 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

International Paper has created an office of sustainability to focus its efforts around wood fiber, conservation, air, water, life-cycle analysis and other natural resources issues. The team's work will include raising awareness of key sustainability issues, leading third-party certification and product labeling efforts, developing partnerships with stakeholders and implementing sustainability policies...

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...

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