Did you know that you can save resources and reduce your environmental impact by using recycled paper? Switching from copy paper made from 100% virgin fiber to 100% recycled paper saves 100% of the trees, 31% of the energy, 53% of the water, and results in 39% less solid waste. Data source: Green America: Why Recycled Paper? Print or share […]
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has unearthed an useful fact: America’s landfills are not just repositories of waste but untapped goldmines of economic potential. But the news comes with evil tidings for paper and cardboard recycling, which NREL says has been dramatically over-reported. An extensive analysis by NREL researchers reports that piles of cardboard and […]
The future of modern life turns in large part on making the packaging and delivery of the food and products we buy more sustainable and, eventually, environmentally neutral or positive. Our guest today, Robert Lilienfeld, is the executive director of SPRING, the Sustainable Packaging Research, Information, and Networking Group, a Denver-based think tank that provides expert advice and commentary on […]
The future of modern life turns in large part on making the packaging and delivery of the food and products we buy more sustainable and, eventually, environmentally neutral or positive. Our guest today, Robert Lilienfeld, is the executive director of SPRING, the Sustainable Packaging Research, Information, and Networking Group, a Denver-based think tank that provides expert advice and commentary on […]