Archive for October, 2009
Now that’s Green Tea!
Posted on 12. Oct, 2009 by admin.
Nothing is more wasteful than, er, waste. Companies pay for the raw materials that they don’t use. Then they pay again to have it trucked to the landfill. That’s why zero waste is an exciting idea. Reducing or eliminating waste is not only good for the planet, it’s good for business, as companies like Toyota and Wal-Mart have learned.
Smart companies that pursue zero waste are also taking us closer to an industrial system inspired by nature, where there’s no such thing as garbage. Think about a tree or plant, where this fall’s dead leaves become next spring’s food.
Today’s zero waste story comes from Lipton, the world’s largest tea company. Lipton is a unit of London-based consumer-products giant Unilever (40 billion euros in 2008 revenues), whose brands include Dove soap, Ben & Jerry ice cream, and Hellmann’s mayonnaise. Unilever’s an environmental leader — it helped start the Marine Stewardship Council which certifies the world’s fisheries as sustainable, it’s working with Greenpeace to develop environmentally preferable refrigerants and it led the laundry industry to concentrate detergent and reduce packaging when it came up with Small and Mighty All.
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Ever heard of an online yard sale?
Posted on 01. Oct, 2009 by admin.
SwapItGreen is an online yard sale without the signs, tables, or travel. List and trade your stuff for trading points and swap your trading points for new stuff. Sell and buy from anyone, negotiate with your trading partner to get a great bargain. Go green by recycling. This is barter in the 21st century! Go to SwapItGreen to make your best deal.
