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Recycling and using recycled content alone won’t solve the waste crisis. We must design the idea of waste out of the system.
by Tom Szaky
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These materials are a nuisance, but somebody’s gotta deal with them.
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Less than half of consumer packaging ultimately gets recycled.
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A human-centered approach to innovation can help address marine plastic pollution while empowering women.
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Tackling the diversity and volume of plastic waste today requires not only multiple strategies, but also the participation of all stakeholders to drive toward an optimal system.
by Paula Luu
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A new report shows that the consumer goods industry is failing to address single-use plastics and take financial responsibility to improve recycling.
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Single-use plastic bans are showing up across the nation. But compostable plates and forks may not solve the plastic crisis.
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Sponsored: Manufacturers, brands and governments partner to eliminate plastics and close the loop on sustainable supply chains.
by Ian Lifshitz
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Sponsored: As consumers increasingly reject single-use plastics, food and beverage companies adopt sustainable packaging solutions to enhance their brands and reduce their environmental footprints.
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An interview with Bonnie Nixon, the consortium's new executive director, on what the group is doing and where it's headed.
by Joel Makower
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The retail giant’s sustainability dreams don’t appear to have diminished, though it's clear the company has been humbled by the fiendish complexity of all it has set out to do.
by Joel Makower
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What to make of the 20 most-read stories among the 2,350 (or so) articles and blog posts we ran during 2009? It's hard to make head or tails of them.
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GreenBiz.com Executive Editor Joel Makower sat down with Sustainability Consortium Co-Directors Jay Golden and Jon Johnson Wednesday to explore the role of the organization launched in the wake of Walmart's bid to rate the sustainable attributes of its products. The 90-minute webcast sheds light on its limited role, the misconceptions and the benefits of membership, which can cost up to $100,000 a year for a three-year commitment.
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The co-directors of Walmart's Sustainability Consortium, one key plank of the company's larger Sustainability Index, explain how the group will work -- and what companies get for the six-figure price of admission.
by Joel Makower