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Packaging
As companies realize the cost and environmental savings from reimagining how they package and ship their products, it seems that the days of wasteful packaging are drawing to a close. From using only the most minimal packaging to bio-based materials replacing plastics and other non-renewable materials, this section explores how business is innovating to get the most efficiency out of their packaging.
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How do you expand the size and scope of your operations while staying true to your green beliefs? Environmentally friendly skin-care companies offer a good example of how to ride the wave of green business, sustainably.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- An HP laptop bundle exclusive to Wal-Mart minimizes packaging down to a couple plastic bags.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Beauty products company Aveda is taking its bottle cap recycling program nationwide, collecting plastic bottle caps to turn into new caps.
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Whether taking a close look at packaging materials, optimizing shipping logistics or even changing the types of pallets in use, the world's supply chain players are working to lessen transportation's impact.
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BANBURY, UNITED KINGDOM -- In announcing the tender process, the British nonprofit Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) called for trials that demonstrate reduction of packaging or product waste, including food. Funding for as much as 50 percent of costs may be made available to projects that "offer radical improvements in resource efficiency," WRAP said.
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NORTHFIELD, Ill. -- TerraCycle Inc. has joined forces with Kraft Foods to "upcycle" used wrappers from cookies, energy bars and drink pouches into purses, backpacks and umbrellas.
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Many people subscribe to the stereotype that being environmentally responsible carries a hefty price tag. A recent leap of faith into offering a new green packaging product, however, revealed that sustainable packaging doesn't always have to cost more.
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LIVERMORE, Calif. -- The mass-produced Almaden and Inglenook wines will switch from the familiar three- and four-liter glass jugs to lightweight Bag-in-Box (BIB) packaging. The Wine Group said Wednesday that swapping the glass jugs for BIB packaging would reduce the brands’ carbon footprint by 60 percent and avoid some 11 million pounds of packaging waste.
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MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, CANADA -- As part of the retailer's plan to improve packaging, it will switch from PVC plastic to cardboard for energy efficient light bulb packaging.
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ROUND ROCK, Texas -- Under criticism from bloggers during Earth Week over the use of oversized boxes to ship tiny products, Dell sought the advice of its customers this week to help the company improve its packaging.
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PURCHASE, N.Y. -- The new half-liter bottles also will sport a smaller label and need 5 percent less shrink wrap for multi-packs.
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WILMINGTON, Del. -- The company paid homage to sustainable innovations in packaging that included materials that were compostable, biodegradable and made from renewable sources.
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Many in the business community reflect on the how the green economy will impact their industries with reactions reminiscent of the "Five Stages of Grief."
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Wal-Mart will be meeting with many of its Chinese suppliers later this year to set goals on environmental initiatives. The retailer has been working to green its supply chain throughout the world.
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Manufacturers and their shareholders need to learn that moving to more sustainable packaging can and should be immensely profitable without an accompanying, unjustified price increase.
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