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In a new partnership with pet products company Worldwise, the retailer will provide bottles, hangers, bags and cardboard to be upcycled into dog and cat products.
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Puma's new shoe packaging replaces the shoebox with a bag, cutting cardboard use by 65 percent along with reducing water, energy and fuel use.<br />
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Mountaire Farms has converted all the boxes used to transport poultry products from its Lumber Bridge, NC, plant to waxless boxes that are recyclable and compostable.<br />
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Reports are now surfacing that two groups that certified organic cotton originating from India were fined when it was discovered that some of the cotton they certified contained traces of genetically modified materials.<br />
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Software and information services company Sustainable Minds has released a new life cycle assessment (LCA) program to help companies design greener products and understand the impacts of new and existing products. The Web-based software doesn't require any previous LCA training and provides sustainability information as users work on projects.<br />
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An examination of common products from eight U.K. retailers found 40 percent of packaging in non-recyclable, leading the Local Government Association to call for retailers to help fund recycling programs. The retail industry is pushing back, defending the use of packaging to preserve items and saying the survey is flawed.
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The two major retailers are adding organic jeans to their private label clothing brands after testing sales of the jeans last year.
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Clothing retailer H&M plans to increase its organic cotton use this year by 50 percent, starting with its latest spring line.
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Econscious, a supplier of blank clothing, bags and other items, has earned certification under the Global Organic Textile Standard.