The North Face to Use 100% Recycled Polyester Fabric by 2016
The North Face plans to convert to 100% recycled polyester in 18 months by utilizing massive amounts of…
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Subway Restaurants to Use New Catering Trays Made of Recycled PET
The move will keep approximately 1.8 million pounds of plastic materials from going directly into the waste stream…
New Desktop Plastic Recycling Device Could Make 3D Printing More Planet-Friendly
A new desktop system aims to cut down on the average household's plastic waste problem while increasing the…
Burt’s Bees Closes Loop on Hard-to-Recycle Plastic
Plastic #5 collected from lip balm tubes and caps will be made into new items like toothbrushes and…
Glaxo Starting First US Inhaler Recycling Program
The program expects to recycle 100,000 inhalers in 31 markets during its first year in action. Continue reading…
London 2012: McDonald’s Chooses Bioplastic Packaging, Will Recycle 75% of Building
McDonald's use of bioplastic utensils and containers meets the sustainability goals for the Games, but its temporary restaurant…
Recycled Flower Pots Make Spring a Little Sunnier
Made of recycled PETE, rEarth flower pots spare 72 million plastic water bottles annually. With spring planting well…
Scientists Hatch Plan to Recycle Eggshells into Plastic
"Go to work on an egg" was the slogan of a successful British television advert and "green chemists"…