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The newest frontier in sustainability -- sustainable consumption -- advocates a system that allows individuals to meet their needs without disrupting the planet's healthy ecosystems. Once framed as a limitation on business, sustainable consumption......
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The Sustainable Packaging Coalition puts a bigger emphasis on a package's lifecycle impacts with its updated definition of sustainable packaging....
The 150 million pounds of electronics waste Dell recovered in fiscal 2011 puts the company about two-thirds of the way to its overarching goal of recycling one billion pounds of e-waste by 2014......
The strategic partnership finds Alcoa purchasing 10 percent of the e-waste recycling company, positioning Alcoa as a responsible steward with electronics companies, while also gaining access to......
A big challenge surrounding bioplastics is their end-of-life phase since there is slim infrastructure for properly disposing of some types of bioplastics and a lack of standards that match......
Funeral directors in northern Belgium want the country to give the green light to resomation, a water and alkali-based process that turns bodies into a mix of liquid and minerals. Resomation......
The newest frontier in sustainability -- sustainable consumption -- advocates a system that allows individuals to meet their needs without disrupting the planet's healthy ecosystems. Once framed......
This paper seeks to address the status of electronics recycling regulation in the US, as well as how this regulatory climate influences industry practice....
Ford is expanding the use of bio-based foams through nearly all of its vehicle lineup this year -- with an eye toward the possibilities of compostable plastics....
Sprint Nextel upped its green credentials before Congress Tuesday with testimony that it had developed a green design scorecard for new products and would vastly expand its wireless phone......
Can a company dedicated to buying and selling goods thrive while trying to convince people to consume less? eBay and its dedicated green team are working to promote the benefits of buying used......
Looking at the full impact of any type of product or device -- rather than, say, the cloud of exhaust in front of you on the highway -- opens the door to a whole new understanding of how design......
A new report from ChemSec and Clean Production Action highlights the innovations driven by electronics manufacturers that have removed toxics like bromine and chlorine from high-tech gadgets....
This report outlines the U.S. EPA's list of best practices for companies that dispose of unwanted electronics; these guidelines can also be used as a procurement tool for companies seeking...
Starbucks launched a pilot program in seven New York stores last week that could help the company move toward its goal of making all of its coffee cups recyclable by 2012....
The pharmaceutical industry has spent countless millions implementing comprehensive environmental and health safety programs, but the problems it may face in dealing with their products' end of......
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The apparel company's groundbreaking report offers a roadmap on assessing the eco-...- The latest edition of the ranking of IT companies' efforts to reduce their own energy......
- San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee opens the 2012 GreenBiz Forum by talking about how the city is......
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