Articles tagged “Green Packaging”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Mushrooms, Rice Husks, and Buckwheat - Replacements for Plastic? By Rachel Cernansky IN Tech & Transport Oct 6 2010 Finally, hope for the end of styrofoam. With MycoBond, mushrooms can create renewable, compostable -- and moldable -- materials that stand in for plastic and styrofoam products. + READ MORE

The Odd Evolution of the Baby Carrot By Care2.com IN Food & Health Sep 16 2010 If you were to ask the average American child what a carrot looks like, they would likely describe something that more resembles a flame-colored finger: rounded at the edges and uniformly smooth. The idea of carrots being knobby, conical, and deep orange with a feathery green crown is just plainly outmoded after two decades of baby carrot dominance. Here's how it got that way. + READ MORE

Styrofoam Out, BioFoam In, and Other Ideas in Green Packaging By Rachel Cernansky IN Tech & Transport Jun 23 2010 It's up to companies to take some responsibility in how they package what they manufacture, and some finally are. + READ MORE

Meet Laura Rudoe of Evolve Beauty By Leonora Oppenheim IN Work & Connect Jun 17 2010 Laura Rudoe believes that beauty isn't only skin deep, but that it involves ethical business, recycled packaging and local production too. Rudoe's evolve beauty products help keep both our bodies and the planet looking gorgeous without hurting our wallets. + READ MORE

How to Go Green: Gift Giving By Team Planet Green IN Work & Connect Jun 1 2010 Green gift giving shows you care about your loved one and the environment! Find out more about green gift giving in How to Go Green/: Gift Giving. + READ MORE

Top 5 Household Tips for Earth Day By Care2.com IN Home & Garden Apr 21 2010 With Earth Day just around the corner, now is the perfect time to reassess our habits and look for ways to be more eco-friendly by cutting back on waste and energy consumption. And what better place to start than in our homes? + READ MORE

Recycling Can Make Being Green Hilarious (VIDEO) By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Travel & Outdoors Apr 16 2010 The folks who design for our future are looking to us for clues to helping people go greener. How about using humor? + READ MORE

Can Sustainable Design Inspire Behavioral Changes? By Ronnie Citron-Fink IN Work & Connect Apr 15 2010 The basic principle of "sustainable design" is to reduce the environmental impact of products. It requires people to change their behaviors. Innovators of design know that they have an immense impact on consumer purchasing power. + READ MORE

Upcycle Your Plastic Eggs! By Craftster.org IN Home & Garden Apr 6 2010 Easter has passed, but that doesn't mean that the pile of leftover plastic eggs has to go in the trash. If you're wondering what to do with leftover plastic eggs, we've got some great craft ideas for you. + READ MORE

10 Alternative Packing Materials By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Apr 1 2010 Forget packing peanuts. Pad packages with reusable materials or things that would otherwise end up in the trash or recycling bin. + READ MORE

Buying 'Naked' in a Grocery Store with Zero Packaging By Tolly Moseley IN Work & Connect Feb 1 2010 When you think about it, how necessary is food packaging? Not very. We're just so accustomed to having our food wrapped in brightly-colored bags and boxes, that when a business makes a shockingly simple choice like Unpackaged in London - to do away with packaging entirely - it feels radical. + READ MORE

Spreading Holiday Cheer: 4 Simple Steps to Sending Gifts Sustainably By Ashwin Seshagiri IN Home & Garden Dec 17 2009 From what kinds of boxes it gets put in to how it gets delivered, sending a loved one a present this year can be greener than ever. As shoppers gear up to make those last minute purchases, here are easy ways to say that you care (about the environment, too). + READ MORE

Simple Eco-Boots: Simply Stylish and Totally Sustainable By Rachel Cernansky IN Fashion & Beauty Nov 26 2009 Finally, a brand that gets how to blend style with sustainability. Armed with these eco-boots, I'm ready for winter! + READ MORE

Need Moving Boxes or Have Some For Other People to Reuse? Check Out Moishe's Box Exchange By Mat McDermott IN Home & Garden Oct 21 2009 Need to find moving boxes or want to donate ones for people to reuse. Check out Moishe's Box Exchange online listing service. + READ MORE

The Future of Sustainable Shopping: Wal-Mart? By Brian Merchant IN Work & Connect Oct 2 2009 You may have heard some noise being made about the Wal-Mart Sustainability Index--it's an initiative that will eventually rank every product on the retail giants' shelves so every customer will know exactly how green it is. So how is this going to affect shoppers? And does it mean you can feel good about heading to WalMart again? + READ MORE

Green Your Green Tea: Keep it Loose, Organic and Fair Trade By Mickey Z. IN Food & Health Sep 25 2009 Drink your green tea loose, organic, and Fair Trade. + READ MORE

How to Be an Eco-Friendly Milk Consumer By Collin Dunn IN Food & Health Sep 23 2009 Look at a glass of milk, and you might not think there's much to it. It's white, it's available everywhere, and it comes by the gallon. But hiding behind many of the labels and homogenized gallons are a myriad of green issues that can make it tricky to navigate all the choices that go with finding a green glass of milk. So, how can you be an eco-friendly milk consumer? + READ MORE

9 Reuses for Bubble Wrap By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Home & Garden Sep 9 2009 Say your latest online purchase arrived at your doorstep and was packaged in bubble wrap. Or you just moved, unpacked, and have a mountain of bubble wrap in the middle of your living room. There are 9 reasons to resist the incredible temptation to jump into that pile to hear the satisfying popping noises. That bubble wrap is still really useful! + READ MORE

15 Easy Ways to Really Cut Your Consumption By Sara Novak IN Home & Garden Sep 9 2009 Consumption costs you money and the more simply you choose to live the more money you can save. And no matter how eco-friendly the products that you buy are, they still come with packaging, they still take energy to make, and they are often still trucked from somewhere. My biggest/most obvious eco-friendly tip of the year is the less stuff you consume (buy or in the case of energy and water, use), the easier on the planet. + READ MORE

14 Reuses for Phone Books By Colleen Vanderlinden IN Home & Garden Sep 3 2009 Here are 14 ways to make your old phone books useful again. + READ MORE