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Dell to Use Mushroom-Based Packaging

Alison Neumer Lara, April 6th, 2011

Dell will be the first technology company to ship its servers in compostable mushroom-based foam. Packaging creator Ecovative Design produces the foam by loading organic waste into a mold and inoculating it with mushroom spores. The material decomposes about a month after it's buried. Read: Ecovative Design Makes Magic Out of Mushrooms In a blog post Tuesday, Dell procurement ... read more

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Tagged computer, organic, packaging

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New Line of Reusable Bags Will Benefit Japan

Alexis Petru, April 6th, 2011

Reusable bag company what’Surbag announced it will sell a line of reusable tote bags with 100 percent of sales donated to Red Cross relief efforts in Japan. The new line of bags, printed with the messages of “Hope” and “Strength,” is currently available at participating retailers in Japan and will soon be available in the U.S. Made with a special ... read more

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S.C. Johnson CEO: Convenience Wins Over Sustainable Innovations

Jennifer Berry, April 6th, 2011

LAGUNA NIGUEL, CALIF. - What if you could buy your cleaning projects in game-changing packaging that reduced waste by more than 85 percent? The answer, according to Fisk Johnson, chairman and CEO of S.C. Johnson, is you simply won't buy it. Johnson has a vested interest in consumers changing their minds, as his company makes these small packets. The company is ... read more

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Tagged householdcleaners, number1plasticPETE, number5plasticPolypropylene, reduce

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Ask Our Editors Anything

Earth911, April 6th, 2011

When Earth911 started writing news and feature stories in 2007, we applied the "just-see-if-it-sticks" motto. Today, we take a lot of content ideas and suggestions from our most valuable source - you. The Ask the Editor series tackles your very own questions about recycling, product stewardship and other big issues in sustainability. Since we started this project last year, the response ... read more

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