The Notbox Company is to launch its eco-friendly alternative to the cardboard box in North America.
Currently cardboard is used to ship 90% of all products in the US, however …
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has set out plans to ban the use of polystyrene foam food packaging from stores and restaurants in the city.
In his 12th and final state of …
Starbucks is rolling out reusable cups in its stores across the US and Canada in a bid to cut down on the amount of post-consumer waste going to landfill.
The plastic cup …
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Hilton Worldwide has launched a programme that will recycle used mattresses and box springs from the company’s properties into tools, oil filters, flooring, and other …
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The US sends vast amounts of post-consumer packaging to landfill each year, but there could be a simple way to change this.
Shifting the financial responsibility for …
Microsoft has announced an experimental zero carbon data center - called the Data Plant - that will be completely independent of the grid and will recycle common waste …
The 2011 Corporate Recycling & Waste Conference (September 27-29, 2011) met in Orlando, Florida. This video includes wrap up and highlights of the first day's events.
New initiatives in waste management and recycling, ranging from Starbucks pressing used cups into paper napkins to Stonyfield turning yogurt cups into toothbrushes.