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Method Unveils Bottle Made of Ocean Litter
In the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and San Francisco, plastic litter has accumulated into a swirling mass of debris roughly the size of Texas, known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Now Method, a company that makes eco-friendly home cleaning and personal care products, plans to produce a new line of product packaging made out of this marine litter. Working with ... read morePublished in General
Where Do Uncollected Bottle Deposits Go?
BARRY ASKED THE QUESTION: While I was drinking a bottle of water, I noticed it said "CA, MI, OR, HI, 5 cents." I know this means that the price includes a 5-cent return deposit, but there's no chance I'll return it to that store (it will go in the recycle bin). So, what happens to that 5 cents the store ... read morePublished in General
Coke Reopens Plastic Bottle Recycling Plant
After shutting down in March and laying off workers, Coca-Cola’s bottle-to-bottle recycling plant in Spartanburg, S.C., will reopen this week, according to PlasticsNews.com. The $50 million facility opened in 2009 with plans of becoming the world’s largest recycling plant to process discarded plastic #1 PET beverage bottles into new bottles. But the factory, a joint venture between Coca-Cola and plastics ... read morePublished in Plastic
Pepsi Unveils First 100-Percent Recycled Soda Bottle
Why can’t beverage makers recycle plastic soda bottles back into new soda bottles? Creating a 100-recycled, food-grade bottle that can withstand the pressure of carbonation from soft drinks has proven to be a challenge for manufacturers. But now PepsiCo announced it has successfully developed North America’s first soda bottle made from 100 percent recycled PET plastic – the 7UP EcoGreen Bottle, which ... read morePublished in Plastic
Recycling Bottle Caps Made Easy
The next time you go to toss your Seventh Generation laundry detergent bottle in the recycling bin, be sure to save the bottle cap to recycle on your next shopping trip. The maker of eco-friendly household and personal care products announced its new partnership with Preserve’s “Gimme 5” program that lets consumers recycle plastic #5 at the same ... read morePublished in Plastic
5 Ways to Be a Better Recycler
We've got good news, and we've got bad news. The good news is that Americans are doing a better job recycling, at least when it comes to one particular type of materials: plastics. According to a recently released report on non-bottle plastic recycling rates for 2009 by the American Chemistry Council (ACC), "A minimum of 479 million pounds of post-consumer ... read morePublished in Plastic
9 Ways the Phoenix Open Changed Golf
The PGA Tour isn't known for its eco-friendly efforts. In fact, the game of golf in and of itself is a resource-intensive sport. The average 18-hole course covers 125-150 acres of land, all of which has to be maintained. Tack on a tournament or two, and that course's footprint skyrockets. The Phoenix Open is the highest-attended tournament on the tour, ... read morePublished in Garden
Rodale Editors Go Plastic-Free For One Month
The month of February means a big shift in daily habits for Rodale.com editors. Staff members are taking on week-long challenges of living life without plastic. That means no takeout containers, plastic shopping bags or even disposable toiletries like razors or shampoo bottles. "Our editorial meetings have kept circling back around to issues surrounding plastics," says Leah Zerbe, online ... read morePublished in Plastic
