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New Certification Recognizes Cutbacks in Product, Packaging, Energy

Amanda Wills, April 9th, 2009

Companies now have another incentive to green up their means of production. Robert Lilienfeld, an expert on source reduction and editor of The ULS Report, will launch a Sustainable Products Certification program for products and packages. Beginning on April 22, companies will be able to earn the “Use Less Stuff” certification. The program's ultimate goal is to inform consumers about ... read more

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Trash-o-saurus, Compost Heaps and Town Dumps, Oh My!

Lori Brown, April 9th, 2009

The Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority (CRRA) is bringing the challenges and solutions of waste management to life for school children with two innovative museums. The Garbage Museum, located in Stratford, Conn., and the Trash Museum, located in Hartford, Conn., provide exhibits and programs to emphasize the importance of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover and Rethink. The Garbage Museum opened in 1993 ... read more

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Cosmetic Retailer Offers Packaging Recycling

Trey Granger, April 9th, 2009

Cosmetic retailer Origins has become the first nationwide cosmetic company to offer recycling for cosmetic packaging, which is now accepted at all Origins retail stores and department store counters in the U.S. Origins will be collecting all brands of packaging but is limiting the program to the bottles, jars and tubes that contain the cosmetics (including caps). Plastic bags or ... read more

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