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Samsung Galaxy S4 Scores First Smartphone Sustainability Certification
Last week TCO Development granted Samsung’s Galaxy S4 the organization’s first ever sustainability certification for smartphones.
Marks & Spencer’s Shwopping, One Year Later: Progress and Potential
A year has passed since Marks & Spencer launched its Shwopping campaign in many of its UK stores. Leon Kaye chats with Adam Elman about its progress.
UK Grocer Waitrose to Halve Packaging Waste by 2016
The UK supermarket chain Waitrose has promised to reduce its packaging to half of its 2005 levels by 2016.
Time for U.S. Brands & Retailers to Embrace Textile Recycling
In my latest article on Sustainable Brands, I discuss how the textile recycling is catching on. The North Face is one leader on this front.
Plan Microcentro Will Create a Safer Buenos Aires For Pedestrians & Bicyclists
Buenos Aires, Argentina, is one of the world’s most dynamic and beautiful cities, but for those on foot or bicycling around town, it can be a frightening place. And with a greater metropolitan area home to 13 million people, the ...
Johnson Controls 2012 Sustainability Report: Diversity, Volunteering, Lead Recycling
This week Johnson Controls released its 2012 Sustainability Report, another step in the company’s decade-long leadership on corporate social responsibility. The $42 billion Wisconsin-based company has enjoyed continued growth the past 20-plus years and has paid a dividend to its shareholders annually since ...
3 Great Open Loop Recycling Projects
Got open loop recycling? We hear about companies developing closed loop recycling systems, many sustainability professionals consider to be the holy grail of turning trash into treasure. But open loop recycling - also known as downcycling - is still going strong and ...
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters’ Sustainability Report an Ethical Business Success Story
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters' most recent sustainability report details the company’s successes and shortcomings during FY2012.
Recyclebank, Coors Partners on New Aluminum Recycling Program
Recyclebank and the Coors Brewing Company have launched an online awareness campaign that seeks to educate consumers even more about aluminum recycling.
Levi’s Waste < Less Collection Boasts 8 Bottles in Each Pair of Jeans
Levi's Waste<Less Collection for Spring 2013 boasts an average of 20 percent post consumer recycled content within this line of jeans and jackets.
Will the 2013 Inauguration Be the “Greenest” One Ever?
The 2013 Inauguration event organizers are paying more attention to sustainability that in previous inaugurations, mostly on recycling projects.
Video: How Ford Has Recycled 120 Million Pounds of Car Parts
In my most recent article on Earth911, I cover the 10 year anniversary of Ford Motor’s car parts recycling program; this video shines light on how Ford recycles.