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Greening Distribution with Industrial Infills
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- The demand for biodegradable plastic is expected to double by 2012, with many opportunities in packaging and food service products.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- An HP laptop bundle exclusive to Wal-Mart minimizes packaging down to a couple plastic bags.
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BIRMINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM -- Packaging company Danjim Marketing has developed a shirt bag that can dissolve in hot or cold water.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Children’s Choice, a school lunch company that packages its food in compostable trays, is now helping set up systems for proper disposal of the trays.
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- A new multi-industry group aims to figure out how to recover, recycle and create end markers for post-consumer bioplastic items.
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BRISBANE, -- Biotechnologists in Australia have devised a way to make a waterproof coating for paper and boxes out of sugarcane waste.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Cleaning supplies maker Method has started packaging items in 100 percent recycled content bottles, taking on additional expenses and experimentation.
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SUFFOLK, UNITED KINGDOM -- U.K. retailer ASDA is introducing the GreenBottle, a cardboard container with a removable plastic liner, for carrying milk in some stores.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Beauty products company Aveda is taking its bottle cap recycling program nationwide, collecting plastic bottle caps to turn into new caps.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Building on the growing greening of the wine industry, The Winetasting Network has replaced most of its foam packaging with cardboard and pulp.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Be Green Packaging's bulrush-based plates, bowls and containers have earned silver Cradle-to-Cradle certification.
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DULLES, Va. -- The Industrial Designers Society of America announced its annual design awards, including a number of winners with the environment in mind.
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Marketing, packaging and branding all have critical roles in shaping sustainability in the eyes of the consumer.
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For Boisset Family Estates, wine is part of a long tradition, but one that is not always in tune with what's best for the environment. Jean Charles Boisset explains some of the innovations the company has developed for its packaging and marketing, and how they highlight the potential for -- and the challenges of -- changing a business as tradition-based as winemaking.
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NORTH CANTON, Ohio -- A rethinking of the milk jug has led to fuel, water and energy savings as mainstream stores make widespread use of the design.