packaging

Ecovative’s Fully “Able” Packaging: Renewable, Compostable and Eatable (maybe)

July 18, 2011

How about packaging that is grown (not manufactured), renewable, compostable and biodegradable? Oh, and also moisture resistant, heat resistant and strong? Hell yes! EcoCradle™ packaging from Ecovative Design, uses rapidly growing renewable resources like mushroom to design durable and effective packaging.

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How Packaging Made from Mushrooms Could Benefit the Environment

April 6, 2011

Dell Computers will ship using packaging made of mushrooms. What are the environmental benefits? Will it work as well as traditional packaging materials?

Pretty Smart: Great Green Gift & Product Packaging

April 4, 2011

Some people say it’s what’s inside that counts, but the truth is, packaging plays a big role not only in the presentation of a product but in the earth-friendliness of its life cycle. And considering all the plastic that temporarily protects a product and then gets pitched into landfills, we need all the eco-innovation we [...]

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Food Packaging is Major Source of Toxic BPA and DEHP Chemical Exposure

March 30, 2011

If you are trying to live a greener, simpler life, you are probably already avoiding packaged food. In general, I avoid over packaged food because of the amount of garbage it is adding to our landfills or energy used to recycle. Sometimes I make an exception for or Trader Joe’s (yes, I am a hypocrite), [...]

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5 Green Products: Recycled Cardboard Christmas Tree, Nature’s Gate Holiday Gift Sets, and B Toy’s Eco-Friendly Packaging

December 19, 2010

1. Recycled Cardboard Christmas Tree When I was first approached about reviewing Cascade’s recycled cardboard tree, I was a bit reticent. We have reviewed several cardboard playhouses before, and they usually end up in the recycling bin after a few months, as they are simply not sturdy. I anticipated this cardboard tree would be similar…disposable [...]

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Fruit Loops Contaminated by Petrochemicals

August 9, 2010

Other than toys, there is not a product more targeted at children than sugary cereals. From cartoon characters to prizes in boxes, I succumbed to the lure of Captain Crunch and the Trix Bunny as a child. At least organic cereals try to appeal to children by educating them about endangered species. Marketing strategies aside, [...]

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Green Business Blog Carnival #2

June 18, 2010

Welcome to (or welcome back to) the Green Business Blog Carnival, your weekly wrap-up of some of the most compelling content published on sustainable business. We’re proud to be co-sponsoring this traveling series of news, insight, and inspiration with our friends at Triplepundit (who got us started with the first edition of the carnival). Next [...]

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Dell’s Bamboo Laptop Packaging Is Compostable, But Is That Good Enough?

May 11, 2010

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Image via Dell

Late last year we let you know about Dell’s new bamboo packaging for its netbooks. It was part of a push for the company to lighten the environmental footprint for its products. Now, the company has announced that not only is the packaging made from bamboo, but it’s also officially compostable. Great green news, at least to some extent. But does it do much to answer the question of whether or not bamboo should be used for…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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A Square Coke Bottle = Smaller Environmental Footprint, by Andrew Kim

April 29, 2010

Maybe not as radical as square watermelons, but still quite progressive is Andrew Kim’s square Coke bottle design. It definitely raised the question whether or not all bottles and containers should be square from an environmental point of view. Of course aesthetics, identity and function are also important, but it’s surprising how much we could lower the environmental impact of distributing goods by stopping to transport air!…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Women Stand Up Paddle Hawaiian Islands for Oceanic Research

April 27, 2010

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Photo: Destination 3° via Facebook.

The Algalita Marine Research Foundation are the folk who continue to enlighten the world on the impact that plastics pollution is having on marine life and our oceans. It is their groundbreaking work (can you say that about marines sciences?) that is helping us understand the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

This month Algalita has received support from a rather unusual event. Destination…Read the full story on TreeHugger