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NEW Got a Great Idea for a Green Package? Pitch it Now
Big Box retailers are using their volume buying power to demand alternatives to bulky and heavy packaging.
Source - ecopreneurist
NEW TerraCycle has deal for Kraft's Trash
The wrappers are braided into backpacks or fused into waterproof sheets for umbrellas and shower curtains; the pouches become purses.
Source - The Star Ledger
NEW World's First Mixed Bottle Recycler to Produce Food Grade Plastic
CLR will take 35,000 tonnes of recovered plastic bottles, including milk and soft drink bottles and turn them back into recycled raw material for new food and drink packaging.
Source - morethanwaste.com
Communicating Sustainability Effectively to the Consumer Source - Sustainabilityisgood
Open Letter to Loblaws Regarding One Use Packaging Source - globesandmail.com
JUGIT Container for Milk Pouch Packaging Source - sustainableisgood
Bissell Little Green Packaging Source - sustainableisgood
Smaller Packaging Equals Hidden Eco-Costs Source - the huffington post
Sustainable Packaging - At What Cost? Source - greenbiz.com
Drink Box Wine, Cut Your Carbon Source - greenbang
European Steel for Packaging Industry Promotes Sustainability Source - azom.com
Sustainable Packaging - At What Cost? Source - Sustainable is good
Trends in Ethical and Sustainable Packaging Source - food business review
Packaging Law Forum Addresses Sustainability and Regulation Source - prweb
Mr. Clean, Meet Mr. Green Source - Brandweek
Wal-Mart Canada Phases out Plastic Packaging on Light Bulbs Source - canplastics.com
Revolutionary Green Dispensing Technology Reduces Shipping and Packaging Costs Source - prweb
Jordans Organic Cereals Packaging Source - sustainableisgood
Natures Fresh Promotes Compostable Packaging Source - Thepacker.com
Rock-Tenn's Folding Carton Division Earns SFI(r) Fiber Sourcing Certification Source - lesprom
Wal-Mart Phases out Plastic Packaging Across Entire Product Category Source - newswire
Curtis Packaging Offering over 100 FSC Certified Stocks Source - sustainableisgood
DuPont Recognizes Breakthroughs in Sustainable Packaging Source - the earth times
Reducing Fiber in Packaging Drives Sustainable Results Source - rpnews
Shelf Space Will go to Greenest Companies Source - supermarket news
Globe Guard Post Consumer Recycled Boxes Source - sustainableisgood
Unisource Celebrates Earth Day 2008 Source - earthtimes.org
Sustainable Packaging Presents Growth Opportunity for Dupont Source - theearthtimes
Target Releases Statement on New Cereal Packaging Source - sustainableisgood
Beauty Industry Defends Wasteful Packaging Practices Source - The Independent
Will you be Sustainable on Time with the Scorecard? Source - PRWeb
Sustainability - An Unwelcome Change? Source - sustainableisgood
Recycling? What a Load of Rubbish Source - ABC News
Eco Packaging Source - sustainable is good
Makers Strengthen Eco-Friendly Drive Source - Globalsources
Caraustar Joins Sustainable Packaging Coalition Source - The Earth Times
Why are We Wasting? Sustainableisgood.com
Sustainable Packaging Solution from VIP Packaging Source - ferret
Easter Eggs Get Greener with Less Packaging Source - Telegraph.co.uk
FTC to Revise Guidelines for Green Packaging Claims Source - Greenbiz.com
Sustainable Packaging: Cost Vs. Price Source - Greenbiz.com
The Dash to Bag a Green Image Source - Marketing week
Unilever, P&G Battle Over Sustainablity Claims Source - sustainableisgood
British Retailer Continues Green Plan Despite Hard Times Source - triplepundit
WS Packaging Labeled for Success, Future Growth Source - greenbaypressgazette.com
Green Can Start at Home Source - the wall street journal
Lock n Pop - A Leader if Packaging Reduction package design mag
Crtics Still Skeptical on Updating Canadian Strategy on Packaging Waste Source - the canadian press
Beauty Brands Going Green with Eco-Friendly Packaging Source - fibre2fashion
Bellisio Foods Taps Adalis to Meet Wal-Mart Packaging Scorecard Requirements trading markets
EPA Reaches Agreement With Champion Packaging on Clean-Air Violations Earthtimes.org
The Drake Company Launches Sustainable Packaging Program for Products Sold Through reuters
Who are the Landfillers Source - sustainableisgood
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Green Exhibiting Source - Exhibitoronline
Expand Introduces Expand GreenScreen Recyclable Display Source - exhibitoronline
Sustainability across Point of Purchase Source - inside retailing online
Katmandu Goes Green with Environ2 Recycled Fabric for its Retractables and Banners newswire
ECO Design Guide
This is a great resource that outlines numerous ecodesign principles for the POP industry as a whole. At the onset, design is very connected to the success of any sustainable in-store campaign. Click here to obtain your copy.
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Retailers Pledge to Cut Waste Under New Green Goals Source - letsrecycle.com
Retailers Discovering that Going Green is Good Source - news-record.com
Wal-Mart Launches Month Long Green Campaign Source - PRWeek
In Search of Investors, Builders Going Green Source - charlotte.com
Plastic Bags 2 - The Sequel Source - RetailBulletin
Adventure Lovers Essential Outdoor Gear Source - Forbes.com
National Conference Program to Focus on Green Retail Trends Source - CSRwire
Natural Area Rugs Gets the Purplebook Green Light for Eco-Friendliness Source - PRWeb
Textile Recyclers Urged to Be on Their Guard Source - letsrecycle.com
New Crop of Green Jobs Growing Source - TCpalm
Global Retail Insights Predicts Top Line Growth To Drive Retailer Expansion in 2008 Reuters
Hip for Kids to be Green seattlepi.com
Portwalk Project is Going Green Seacoastonline.com
Retailing Giant Sears to Phase Out PVC Use plasteurope
Retailers Take the Initiative to Reduce Their Polluting Ways canada.com
Plastic Bag Recycling Coming to Big Apple Stores ens.com
Channel Intel Technology to Showcase Green Electronics on CEA Consumer Site newswiretoday.com
MG Design Helps Chemical Company Take Green Commitment to the Next Level exhibitoronline
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NEW Print Manager Plus
The results clearly show that their primary reason for using the product is to control and so reduce both the direct and indirect running costs of printing within their organizations, namely: paper, ink (toner), printer maintenance and electricity.
Source - prweb
NEW Take-Back Programs - Manufacturers Recycle
If the manufacturer of your equipment is not listed, contact them directly to find out it they offer a recycling program. Most charge a processing fee, and some restrict the brands that they will accept. Dell and HP can provide a pick-up service.
Source - whathteythink
NEW How Green is My Printshop?
One of the key themes at drupa has been the environment. Almost every supplier has a green or sustainability approach and all have a document outlining what they are doing.
Source - printceoblog
Is Inkjet Green? Source - printceoblog
HP Ready to Spill on Sustainability Source - csrwire
Xerox Turns a Deeper Shade of Green at drupa Source - Businesswire
RR Donnelley Joins Program to Reduce Greenhouse Emissions Source - businesswire
Printing Goes Green Source - itp.net
HP Launches Green Printing Guide Source - businessgreen.com
Online Print Organization Changing Operation to Protect the Environment Source - PRWeb
Lawton Printers Go Green Source - GraphicArtsonline
Sustainable Green Partnership Announces Criteria for Green Printing Source - Graphic Arts Online
Are Green Campaigns Missing the Mark? Source - Al Bawaba
Green Print Partnerships Source - GraphicArts Online
Green Printing with Security Source - pr.com
Nine Million Sheets a Year is 'Staggering' Source - newsletter
Delta Printing Solutions Kicks Off New Recycling Program Source - prweb
Graphic Arts Monthly December 2007 Cover is Sustainable Source - sunherald.com
::::: Green Links and Organizations ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
4 Elements Group - 4 Elements Group is a dynamic, collaborative team providing energy efficiency and renewable energy options, green building services, organic landscape designs and green marketing solutions.
Be Green - BeGreen empowers you to take an active role in neutralizing your carbon emissions and reducing your impact on global warming
Carbonfund.org - Carbonfund.org is leading the fight against climate change, making it easy and affordable for any individual, business or organization to eliminate their climate impact and hastening the transformation to a clean energy and technology future.
Center for Earth Leadership - The center was founded by Jeanne and Dick Roy, nationally recognized leaders in the sustainablity movement. Their singular vision is: citizens will provide the essential leadership to a sustainable culture.
Center for Resource Solutions - The Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) is a national nonprofit working to fight climate change by building policies and consumer-protection mechanisms in renewable energy, greenhouse gas reductions, and energy efficiency.
Check Out Blog (Sustainability) - Categorized grouping of blogs geared around wal-mart buyers
Conservation International - We are innovative problem-solvers. Our work is based on cutting-edge science, comprehensive partnerships, and concern for human well-being.
CRI - Container Recycling Institute - Founded in 1991, CRI is a 501(c)(3), nonprofit organization that studies and promotes policies and programs that increase recovery and recycling of beverage containers, and shift the social and environmental costs associated with manufacturing, recycling, and disposal of container and packaging waste from government and taxpayers to producers and consumers.
Environmental Leader - a great resouce for Eco-Friendly corporate news.
GreenBiz.com - a leading information resource that aligns environmental responsibility with business success.
Green-e - Green-e is the nation's leading independent certification and verification program for renewable energy and greenhouse gas emission reductions in the retail market.
Green Options - Green Options Media's growing network of environmentally-focused blogs provides users with a broad spectrum of information on and direction for making more sustainable choices in their lives.
letsrecycle.com - The home of news and information for recyclers and all those involved in sustainable waste management.
Marketgate.com - Site that helps product suppliers who help them make improvements.
MoreThanWaste.com - Waste Management is a wide-ranging topic covering many scientific, technical and operational areas.
Onsite Events Green - OnSite Events, Inc and our OnSite Events Green Division work with forward thinking associations and corporations to plan and produce sustainable, environmentally friendly, green meetings, conferences and events.
Operation Clean Sweep - Operation clean sweep was developed to prevent the release of resin pellets into the environment.
Organic Consumers Association - An online organization campaigning for health, justice and sustainability.
Sustainable Communities Network - Linking citizens to resources and to one another to create healthy, vital, sustainable communities.
Sustainable is Good - Great articles on green packaging.
Sustainable Packaging Coalition - Our mission is to advocate and communicate a positive, robust environmental vision for packaging and to support innovative, functional packaging materials and systems that promote economic and environmental health through supply chain collaboration.
Sustainable Retailing Consortium - The Sustainable Retailing Consortium brings together retailers, manufacturers, vendors, and organizations that are engaged in sustainable (green) retailing efforts.
Treehugger - is the leading media outlet dedicated to driving sustainability mainstream. Partial to a modern aesthetic, we strive to be a one-stop shop for green news, solutions, and product information.
Walmart Sustainable Scorecard - Package modeling
