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Reusable Bag Update – Plastic vs. Cotton Bags

May 2, 2011

Every time I go to the grocery I take an impromptu poll on people that bring their reusable grocery bags. It’s about 20% now at Publix depending on which clerk you ask. Last year it was 15%. Remember when activist groups were freaking out over “billions of plastic bags”? So now we have billions of [...]

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I don’t like Earth Day.

April 22, 2011

Yes, it’s official: I don’t like Earth Day! And it’s for the same reasons that I don’t like Easter, Valentine’s Day or Thanksgiving either. What a cynic, you say! You may be right, but read more to find out why. Leading up to Earth Day I usually get a ton of spam announcing someone’s Earth [...]

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The Perfect Packaging

November 2, 2010

Nature after all provides us with the perfect package… but so does the good ol’ USA. In fact customers are demanding more and more USA products.

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100% Recycled Packaging for Eco-Friendly Stores With Style

April 19, 2010

Everything in this picture is either 100% recycled or made from 100% natural fibers. Who says eco-friendly has to be boring?

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Expo West – 50,000 Retailers Looking for Natural Products

March 29, 2010

Because of the scale and level of interest in Natural products it should be a clarion call to retailers of all sizes and market segments because the consumer is becoming much more eco-conscious and the trend is increasing.

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Recycled Plastic Bags from Trash

March 19, 2010

The entire process is quick, easy, does not pollute the air or water and uses only a small amount of energy, so the carbon footprint is low.

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Reusable Shopping Bags – The Green Truth

March 15, 2010

As a lifelong packaging person with a deep interest and commitment to preserving the environment, here are a few things I suggest you keep in mind if you decide to buy and use reusable shopping bags.

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Retail Business Rebounds

March 8, 2010

Most people are starting to believe that the 2008-2009 recession is over, but the “New Normal” isn’t. The changes brought on by recession are long term and are far from over.

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Bamboo Bags – Are They Really Eco-Friendly?

February 26, 2010

If your product isn’t made directly of bamboo fiber – but is a manufactured fiber for which bamboo was the plant source – it should be labeled and advertised using the proper generic name for the fiber, such as rayon, or “rayon made from bamboo.”

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Mexico City Bans non-biodegradable Plastic Bags

February 23, 2010

If we can encourage consumers to change their behavior, just one bag at a time, we believe real progress can be made toward our goal of creating zero waste.

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