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Colgate Pledges to Reduce Waste

Mary Mazzoni, February 7th, 2012

Colgate-Palmolive Co. has pledged to reduce the waste it sends to landfills by 15 percent by 2015, according to the company's latest sustainability report. In the report, the company also committed to cutting the environmental impact of products and packages by 20 percent by 2015 through increasing the use of sustainable materials and recycled content. In addition to cutting packaging ... read more

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Recycling Report Sparks Plastic Bag Debate

Mary Mazzoni, February 7th, 2012

The recycling of post-consumer plastic bags and wraps reached nearly 972 million pounds in 2010, according to a recent report. This represents a 14 percent increase over 2009 and a 50 percent increase since 2005, according to the report developed by Moore Recycling Associates Inc. on behalf of the American Chemistry Council (ACC). While the ACC called the findings ... read more

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