Archive for the ‘Packaging’ Category
Do recycling bins prompt more waste?
Monday, May 21st, 2012
My colleagues at Waste & Recycling News have been having fun reporting on a study that says consumers may use blue recycling bins as a rationale to use more resources. The latest story, by correspondent Chris Gigley, is headlined "Update:...
Pro-plastic lesson removed from school curriculum
Monday, May 7th, 2012
A controversial pro-plastics section has been removed from a proposed environmental curriculum in California, according to a report by California Watch. Last year California Watch had reported that Gerald Lieberman, a private consultant hired by California school officials, added a...
CNN stumbles on water bottle story
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
CNN's Jane Velez-Mitchell covered the debate over sustainability of PET water bottles yesterday, and while the report is worth a look, it also has some serious problems. With a "Ban the Bottle" graphic looming in the background, Velez-Mitchell tells viewers...
CNN stumbles on water bottle story
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
CNN's Jane Velez-Mitchell covered the debate over sustainability of PET water bottles yesterday, and while the report is worth a look, it also has some serious problems. With a "Ban the Bottle" graphic looming in the background, Velez-Mitchell tells viewers...
Plastics found deeper into ocean, driving up trash estimates
Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
The plastic debris problem in the ocean could be worse than some studies have estimated, according to a new report. University of Washington oceanographer Giora Proskurowski and Tobias Kukulka of the University of Delaware say they found that high winds...
Some short takes…
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
Here are some short takes on plastics headlines from the past week: "Lego gets snapped at over girls' line of toys," from the San Francisco Chronicle's SFGate.com. According to the story, "a pair of feminist activists" is unhappy with the...
Wal-Mart accused of greenwashing
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has put a lot of muscle behind its sustainability campaign -- global plastics companies are well aware of the company's supplier scorecards. But the nonprofit Institute for Local Self-Reliance is questioning the retailer's committment to the cause...
Bottled water ban back on Concord’s agenda
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012
Jean Hill, the 84-year-old Concord, Mass., grandmother of six, is at it again -- trying to ban sales of single-serve plastic water bottles. According to the Boston Herald, Concord residents will vote at an April 25 town meeting on a...
Kyra Sedgwick speaks against single-use plastics
Monday, April 2nd, 2012
Add actress Kyra Sedgwick to the list of celebrities who are crusading against single-use plastics. Last week Sedgwick, star of TV's "The Closer," moderated ""A Global Call to End Plastic Pollution" at the United Nations in New York. Lisa Kaas...
Biden vists PCT Engineered Systems
Saturday, March 31st, 2012
PCT Engineered Systems LLC recently hosted Vice President Joe Biden, who talked about the importance of U.S. manufacturing. Davenport, Iowa-based PCT makes BroadBeam electron beam systems used in printing of food packaging, production of plastic films, and manufacturing of adhesive...