The Diva’s Picks 02.23.07
US forests suffer from product packaging
Nearly 25 percent of this demand comes from paper packaging. Nationwide the United States lost an average of 831 square miles (531771 acres) of old-growth forest per year according to official figures. …
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HP’s Redesigned Ink, Toner Packaging to Reduce Greenhouse Gas …
HP announced that its redesigned print cartridge packaging for North America will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 37 million pounds in 2007 - the equivalent of taking 3600 cars off the road for one year.
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Advance Excelsior Introduces New Oxo-Biodegradable Bubblepack
Bio-Bubble(R) Provides Companies with Environmentally Friendly Packaging Solution
Advance Excelsior Company, a specialist in industrial packaging solutions, has launched Bio-Bubble, the world’s first 100% Oxo-biodegradable bubble wrap. It contains Degradable Polymer Products’ (DePoly) revolutionary additive d2w(R), which causes plastic products to degrade and ultimately biodegrade in a predetermined timeframe, causing unsightly plastic waste to vanish. http://www.bio-bubblepack.com/.
