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Food industry overuses hard-to-recycle plastic packaging, report finds - CBC.ca

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

CBC.ca

Food industry overuses hard-to-recycle plastic packaging, report finds CBC.ca Many people take time to separate recyclables and compostables from the garbage. But according to a new report, the food industry isn't doing enough to help. The food we eat is often packaged in unrecyclable, or difficult-to-recycle materials, says the ... and more »

Conscious Design Can Drive Change in the Fashion Industry - Triple Pundit (blog)

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Triple Pundit (blog)

Conscious Design Can Drive Change in the Fashion Industry Triple Pundit (blog) “The idea of fast fashion is like the packaging industry, where it's used and thrown away very quickly, rather than the product that's inside that's of lasting value. So, when you start to imagine that kind of waste that's produced from that kind of ...

Timmermans' wise decision to bin EU recycling target - EurActiv

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

EurActiv

Timmermans' wise decision to bin EU recycling target EurActiv Based on a large panel data set for the Netherlands, it can be shown that unit-based pricing, avoiding a duo-bin for unsorted and compostable waste, and moving back the frequency of collecting unsorted and compostable waste at the curbside are ...

Keep your lips looking gorgeous with these all-natural balms - Treehugger

Monday, February 2, 2015

Treehugger

Keep your lips looking gorgeous with these all-natural balms Treehugger I'm a huge fan of Fable Naturals' lip balm, not least of all because it comes in a compostable paper tube – no wasteful plastic packaging! Made of fair trade cocoa butter and olive oil, the lip balms come in three delicious flavours – lemon coconut ... and more »

Keep your lips looking gorgeous with these all-natural balms - Treehugger

Monday, February 2, 2015

Treehugger

Keep your lips looking gorgeous with these all-natural balms Treehugger I'm a huge fan of Fable Naturals' lip balm, not least of all because it comes in a compostable paper tube – no wasteful plastic packaging! Made of fair trade cocoa butter and olive oil, the lip balms come in three delicious flavours – lemon coconut ... and more »

For/against weekly red bin collection: here's the debate - Clarence Valley Daily Examiner

Monday, February 2, 2015

Clarence Valley Daily Examiner

For/against weekly red bin collection: here's the debate Clarence Valley Daily Examiner Not everything that attracts maggots is biodegradable/compostable hence not able to be taken away in the weekly green bin collection (which is for the most part obsolete for those of us living on acreage who do not need to dispose of lawn clippings n ... and more »

Is a Zero-Waste Supermarket Possible? This Store Hopes So - Care2.com

Monday, February 2, 2015

Care2.com

Is a Zero-Waste Supermarket Possible? This Store Hopes So Care2.com Luckily, the ones at Rainbow are compostable. Back to Berlin, Sara Wolf and Milena Glimbovski from Original Unpackaged worked closely ... In Austin, a grocery store called in.gredients also eschews packaging, and though tiny (1,300 square feet), the ...

Sustainable Retaurant Awards 2015, People's Favourite category: The ... - The Independent

Monday, February 2, 2015

The Independent

Sustainable Retaurant Awards 2015, People's Favourite category: The ... The Independent The sustainability does not stop at their food: the restaurant is proud to be carbon neutral by using renewable energy, recycling non-food products and making its packaging compostable. Even waste is utilised, with oil being converted into biofuel ...

Consumer Packaging And The Environment: Report Finds Few Leaders & Many ... - Water Online (press release)

Monday, February 2, 2015

Consumer Packaging And The Environment: Report Finds Few Leaders & Many ... Water Online (press release) Packaging practices in each industry sector were analyzed based on attributes including types of material used; whether those materials are recyclable, compostable, and/or made of recycled content; and what the companies are actually doing to promote ... and more »

Carolina Beach Surveying Residents And Businesses On Plastic Bag Use - Island Gazette

Sunday, February 1, 2015

Island Gazette

Carolina Beach Surveying Residents And Businesses On Plastic Bag Use Island Gazette Business owners are asked to provide estimated annual costs of providing single-use plastic bags and which types of non-plastic alternatives they would consider stocking including certified compostable bags, cardboard boxes, paper bags, cotton reusable ... and more »

Educate about plastics to bring change - Arizona Daily Sun

Sunday, February 1, 2015

Educate about plastics to bring change Arizona Daily Sun I am relieved to see the topic of the front page news in the Daily Sun this morning. Plastic trash has concerned me for years, and even more is my concern for the lack of awareness many people have about the consequences of these non-compostable ...

Canton firm is a game changer on supplies - Boston Globe

Saturday, January 31, 2015

Boston Globe

Canton firm is a game changer on supplies Boston Globe A compostable corn-based soda cup, for example, costs about 8 cents, compared with 6 cents for a conventional plastic cup, Nolan said. Compostable trash bags can cost 40 percent more than conventional ones, or about $80 for a box of 100. A few years ...

Whittling down food waste - Arizona Daily Sun

Saturday, January 31, 2015

Arizona Daily Sun

Whittling down food waste Arizona Daily Sun That way, the dining halls can compost everything from vegetable scraps to leftovers scraped off students' plates to compostable packaging. The machine turns the waste into a sawdust-like material that is could then be put on the campus' existing ...

Food Industry Drags Its Heels On Recyclable And Compostable Packaging - KWBU

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Food Industry Drags Its Heels On Recyclable And Compostable Packaging KWBU There's a big onus on the makers of packaged foods and beverages to reduce plastic and paper waste and also make it easier for us to recycle and compost the materials we use. "What are companies doing to show that they have a personal and financial ... and more »

Food Industry Drags Its Heels On Recyclable And Compostable Packaging - NPR (blog)

Thursday, January 29, 2015

NPR (blog)

Food Industry Drags Its Heels On Recyclable And Compostable Packaging NPR (blog) Let's face it: We are people who consume many of our meals on the go. That means we're not eating on real plates or bowls but out of plastic containers and paper boxes. And perhaps daily, we drink our coffees and sodas out of plastic or plastic-lined ... and more »

Environmentalists pan microbead ban pushed by beauty industry - TheNewsTribune.com

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

TheNewsTribune.com

Environmentalists pan microbead ban pushed by beauty industry TheNewsTribune.com The biodegradable plastics now on the market don't break down in cold environments such as the ocean, according to 5 Gyres, a nonprofit working to reduce plastic pollution in the world's oceans. Instead, the currently available biodegradable plastics ... and more »

Oxo-biodegradable lobby slams 'scaremongering' - Plastics News

Monday, January 26, 2015

Oxo-biodegradable lobby slams 'scaremongering' Plastics News In a statement, the Wimbledon, England-based Oxo-Biodegradable Plastics Association, which claims more than 1,000 member companies worldwide, said the government was right to grant such an exemption and that the only point to be settled was what ... To exempt or not to exempt: should the UK 5p charge apply to biodegradable ...Plastics Today Industry “Scaremongering” Over Bag Levy ExemptionsCIWM Journal Online all 7 news articles »

Industry Ministry considers plan to promote biodegradable plastics industry - Thailand National News Bureau

Saturday, January 24, 2015

Thailand National News Bureau

Industry Ministry considers plan to promote biodegradable plastics industry Thailand National News Bureau The Ministry of Industry and the Federation of Thai Industries will on Monday discuss the issue with the Deputy PM Pridiyathorn Devakula and will also propose incentives including tax deductions for operators involved in the biodegradable plastic industry. and more »

New York restaurants scramble for alternatives after city bans foam packaging - The Guardian

Friday, January 23, 2015

The Guardian

New York restaurants scramble for alternatives after city bans foam packaging The Guardian Vegware, a supplier of 100% compostable packaging, says it is poised to support zero-waste and waste-reduction initiatives with its products. The company's compostable products advocate and consultant, Julia Wetstein, says that the ban not only ... County Says Goodbye to Styrofoam Food Containers, Packing PeanutsPatch.com Montgomery County to ban polystyrene food packaging productsPackaging Business Review all 17 news articles »

China's new plastics ban in Jilin province boosts bioplastics sector - Plastics News

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Plastics News

China's new plastics ban in Jilin province boosts bioplastics sector Plastics News A new ban on non-biodegradable plastic bags and food service items is creating an unprecedented surge for bioplastics manufacturing in China. Unlike China's nationwide plastic bag ban, which has been widely recognized as ineffectively enforced since ...