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Starbucks Sponsors Cup Design Contest to Reduce Waste

Posted by Environmental Leader on 17/03/2010

Starbucks is sponsoring the Betacup design competition that is looking for a solution to unrecyclable paper coffee cups, reports Core77.According to Betacup, 58 billion paper coffee cups are thrown away, unrecycled each year.Starbucks is sponsoring the competition as part of its target goal to s ...

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Mislabeled Plastic Bottles Vex PET Recyclers

Posted by Environmental Leader on 16/03/2010

These days, almost every plastic bottle indicates that it’s recyclable. As far as two plastics recycling associations are concerned, that’s just the problem.A preponderance of bottles falsely labeled as PET or PET-compatible is causing problems for recycling companies, reports Plastic ...

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HP’s Strategies to Increase Efficient Use of Paper

Posted by Environmental Leader on 15/03/2010

As a major paper user and vendor, HP has greater influence than most other computer companies to positively impact its customers’ corporate paper usage, according to a new sustainability update from Technology Business Research (TBR).The sustainability update covers HP’s two sustainab ...

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AB InBev to Reduce Water Use 30%, Energy 10%

Posted by Environmental Leader on 15/03/2010

Anheuser-Busch InBev is putting in place a set of three-year goals for water conservation, recycling and energy use.The effort, which is part of the brewing conglomerate’s Better World initiative, would have the company reduce its water use, as a proportion of production, by 30 percent (com ...

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Suppliers Push Medical OEMs Toward Eco-Friendly Plastics

Posted by Environmental Leader on 12/03/2010

The medical device industry has been slow to incorporate biodegradable, bio-based or recycled plastics in their designs primarily due to cost, regulatory concerns, minimal selection and a lack of strong demand from end users, reports Medical Product Manufacturing News. But some suppliers like Cer ...

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