Packaging Green Watch 06.22.07
Consider packaging when buying food
Charleston Gazette - Charleston,WV,USA
Most people have not considered the ecological implications of their choices or do not know what changes they can and should make. …
http://wvgazette.com/section/Food+&+Dining/200705016
InnoWare, Inc. Launches 100% Compostable Containers Made of …
CSRwire.com (press release) - USA
(CSRwire) ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 19, 2007–InnoWare, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of upscale, disposable plastic food containers and … http://www.csrwire.com/News/8221.html
Fruit and veg worst culprits for packaging Freshinfo - London,UK The 24-hour embargo has been designed to make people aware of the environmental costs of their actions and encourage them to cut down on plastic usage. …
http://www.freshinfo.com/index.php?s=n&ss=nd&sid=41504
Thinking green
Cadillac News - Cadillac,MI,USA
Buy products in bulk to save on packaging. Many health food stores have bulk bins where they sell everything from grains to cereal to cleaning products. …
http://www.cadillacnews.com/articles/2007/04/21/news/news04.txt
Local Plastic Bag Ban? Not So Fast…
WILX-TV - Lansing,MI,USA
And packaging expert Harold Hughes of MSU’s School of Packaging says there’s a reason for Wilson’s beliefs. “[Biodegradable plastics] are not readily …
http://www.wilx.com/news/headlines/6759627.html
Less plastic =greener planet
Napa Valley Register - Napa,CA,USA
Up until this latest product — called the Original Earth Shipper from Delta Packaging, Inc. — the only wine-shipping alternative to Styrofoam was using …
http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2007/04/22/news/local/iq_3920714.txt
Love of Mother Earth
Groovy Green - Ithaca,NY,USA
Of the trash that we Americans throw away every day, 30% by weight is packaging alone. In 1993, we threw away 14 billion pounds of plastic packaging. …
http://groovygreen.com/groove/?p=1343
