By making tires better at overcoming the resistance they face from the road, tire makers are helping vehicles increase their fuel economy and discarding the long-held principle that says any...
Tom's of Maine is releasing a new, long-lasting deodorant in packaging that is made completely out of one type of plastic, making it easier to recycle. However, that material is number 5 plastic,...
Later this year Timberland will release its Earthkeepers 2.0 boot, the company's first product to be designed with end-of-life in mind. The company has crafted the boot to be disassembled and...
Engineering researchers at McMaster University in Ontario have installed flexible solar cells on a bus shelter to power the new lights in the shelter and hopefully power electronic bus schedule...
Companies around the world have been taking a number of steps to counteract the wastefulness and environmental impacts of bottled water. With its I LOHAS water, Coca-Cola Japan is touting a...
The 40-year-old mint is coming out in brand new packaging made out a different type of plastic that, while generally more recycled than the previous plastic used, is still not easily recycled in...
A new study shows that drinking cold beverages normally from bottles that contain bisphenol A (BPA) can quickly increase concentration of BPA in human urine. Also this week, Wal-Mart announced it...
The "Packaging Outside the Box" panel at Greener by Design 2009 showed how HP, Frito-Lay and Jedlicka Design are rethinking what packaging should be, with widely different results.
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Intel is a company that makes computer chips, not cash registers. So it was a leap into new territory when a team within Intel started developing a point-of-sale system after some quick research...
"Design is the first signal of human intention ... What is our intention as a species and how do we go about thinking about that?" William McDonough asked during his keynote speech at Greener by...
Joel Makower, founder and executive editor of GreenBiz.com, kicked off Greener by Design 2009 with a look at what has changed, and what hasn't, since the first Greener by Design conference last...
Coca-Cola has developed a bottle that is made with up to 30 percent plant-based materials, can be recycled through typical systems and puts out fewer carbon dioxide emissions than all-plastic...
How well cleaning products work and also how well they look is just as important to what's inside of them for green cleaning pioneer Method.
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The Center for Environmental Health has been testing jewelry from a broad range of stores, continuing to find items that contain lead for sale at stores aimed at teens, discount shops and even...
Waste upcycler TerraCycle has entered a partnership with Frito-Lay to turn trash from Doritos, Fritos and other snacks into tote bags, pencil cases and, eventually, building materials. Their first...
Outdoor gear company Patagonia makes its wetsuits with limestone derivates instead of commonly-used petroleum-based materials, though both methods still have plenty of environmental impacts.
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The piles of dummy bombs the Air Force has been dropping in Utah's West Desert are being called back into action, but this time they're being smashed and used to strip pollution out of groundwater...
Researchers in Japan have found that pellets make of water and carbon dioxide frozen and bonded together uses less water and releases less CO2 than some fire-suppression methods.
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This month saw the release of a CD packaged in compressed shredded chip bags, a deeper understanding of the paths Patagonia clothing takes and a new use for certified sustainable paper.
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Researchers in Australia studied professional pizza tossers to develop the optimal way to toss a pizza. They'll be able to use that information to make smaller, more effective motors for...
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