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Naked Juice, Earthbound Farms Switch to Recycled Packaging

GreenerDesign Staff — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:44:00 -0700

Naked Juice and Earthbound Farm have each debuted packaging made with 100 percent post-consumer recycled content, some of the first instances of 100 percent recycled packaging for food and drink products.

Coke Sells 'Easy-Crush' Bottles to Reduce Landfill Waste

Jonathan Bardelline — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:04:00 -0700

Companies around the world have been taking a number of steps to counteract the wastefulness and environmental impacts of bottled water. With its I LOHAS water, Coca-Cola Japan is touting a lightweight bottle that can be crushed easily to take up little space.

Tic Tac's New Packaging: Better, Not Great

Jonathan Bardelline — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:14:00 -0700

The 40-year-old mint is coming out in brand new packaging made out a different type of plastic that, while generally more recycled than the previous plastic used, is still not easily recycled in many areas.

DuPont Awards Packaging from Aveda, Whole Foods Market, Procter & Gamble

Jonathan Bardelline — Thu, 28 May 2009 09:58:00 -0700

DuPont announced the winners of its 21st DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation today at a virtual event. The awards recognize compostable baked goods trays, lightweight packaging, bottles and trays with post-consumer recycled content, and more.

Design Roundup: China's Plastic Savings, Wal-Mart's Expanding Scorecard and More BPA Research

Jonathan Bardelline — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:58:00 -0700

A new study shows that drinking cold beverages normally from bottles that contain bisphenol A (BPA) can quickly increase concentration of BPA in human urine. Also this week, Wal-Mart announced it will be introducing its packaging scorecard in Mexico, and China reports on how many plastic bags it has avoided using with its bag ban.

Greener By Design: Reducing, Remaking and Eliminating Packaging

Jonathan Bardelline — Wed, 20 May 2009 13:39:00 -0700

The "Packaging Outside the Box" panel at Greener by Design 2009 showed how HP, Frito-Lay and Jedlicka Design are rethinking what packaging should be, with widely different results.

Coca-Cola to Test Dasani Bottles Made with Sugar Cane, Molasses

Jonathan Bardelline — Fri, 15 May 2009 05:00:00 -0700

Coca-Cola has developed a bottle that is made with up to 30 percent plant-based materials, can be recycled through typical systems and puts out fewer carbon dioxide emissions than all-plastic bottles.

Method: 'Product Performance is Non-negotiable'

Jonathan Bardelline — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:55:00 -0700

How well cleaning products work and also how well they look is just as important to what's inside of them for green cleaning pioneer Method.

Method: Balancing Performance, Looks and Safe Materials

Jonathan Bardelline — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:42:00 -0700

Adam Lowry, co-founder of Method, speaks with GreenBiz Radio about why green products can't skimp on performance, the indepth work needed to clean up cleaners, and why all the new green products from mainstream companies don't worry Method.

Workshop Touts Benefits of Reusable Packaging for Drinks, Produce and More

Jonathan Bardelline — Thu, 14 May 2009 14:18:00 -0700

The StopWaste Partnership and Reusable Packaging Association's workshop on reusable packaging showed local Bay Area businesses the benefits, as well as challenges, to switching to reusables, and showed how some big companies made the switch and reaped a range of rewards.

Aveda's Big Changes Come In Small Packages

Marc Gunther — Tue, 12 May 2009 09:15:00 -0700

By rethinking the way the company packaged its lipsticks, Aveda president Dominique Conseil says the company started a paradigm shift in the cosmetics industry.

Aveda, Cradle to Cradle, and a Paradigm Shift in Cosmetics

Marc Gunther — Tue, 12 May 2009 07:56:00 -0700

Marc Gunther talks with Dominique Conseil, the president of cosmetics company Aveda, about the first-ever Cradle to Cradle certification for personal care products, how innovations in packaging can shift markets, and why he's found no tensions between the company's environmental and economic goals.

The Secrets Behind 'Design for Environment'

Tilde Herrera — Thu, 07 May 2009 15:44:00 -0700

Joseph Fiksel spoke to GreenBiz Radio about the design principles behind his new book, the companies already putting them to work, and advice for those new to the game.

Despite Health Risks, Packaged Food Industry Continues to Use BPA

Robert Kropp — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:47:00 -0700

A new report from Green Century Capital Management and As You Sow rates CPG companies on their responses to replacing BPA: the highest grade was a C, and 13 out of 20 companies surveyed received failing grades.

Mars Partners With TerraCycle to Turn Candy Wrappers Into New Products

GreenerDesign Staff — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:19:00 -0700

TerraCycle has gained another big-name ally in its efforts to upcycle all types of waste. Mars, Inc. has partnered with TerraCycle to upcycle surplus and used packaging from its wide range of food, candy and gum products into messenger bags, laptop sleeves and cell phone holders.