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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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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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FSC vs. PCW Papers – Which is Better for the Environment?

February 17, 2010

PCW papers are made from recycled materials that might otherwise have ended up in a landfill. Both FSC and PCW papers are environmentally responsible. Paper made from trees in well-managed forests is a sustainable resource.

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Biodegradable bags: A real solution, or more green washing?

June 22, 2009

The fabric style bags you see at the grocery are either made from PP (polypropylene) or PET (polyethylene terephthalate). The point is they are plastics. Somehow many people are missing that.

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Recycled Plastic Bags – Sustainable, Recycled and Recyclable

May 5, 2009

Ironically, the lowly t-sack is now one of the leaders in the race for sustainable packaging and environmentally conscious change.

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Cheap plastic bags again! … but from Iranian oil?

October 23, 2008

The integrity of American small business is once again going to be tested in 2009 as a result of falling oil prices.

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Reusable Bags and Green Economics

September 26, 2008

The new reusable tote bags are intended to help the green movement. But I can’t help but wonder which “green” Wal-Mart is really after.

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Building your store brand through packaging

June 12, 2008

It is important to understand that the packaging you use says a lot about your business, your products and even your mission.

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Retail Marketing and the Luxury Buyer

May 28, 2008

People are changing how they live in a way that would be hard to revert back and they genuinely believe that they need to make a difference. Therefore sustainable and reusable packaging is becoming more and more important.

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Paper Bags versus Plastic Bags – Real Numbers

April 17, 2008

Look in almost any newspaper on any weekend and you will find an article about local governments that are considering taxing, banning or somehow regulating plastic bags. It is becoming undeservedly easy to hate the lowly plastic bag!

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