Since January 2009, Brita is recovering “used pitcher filters and recycling the plastic into new products, from toothbrushes to cutting boards. Brita is partnering with Preserve, a maker of 100% recycled household consumer goods, to recycle the No. 5 polypropylene plastic from the casing of every filter collected. (…) The filter ingredients - activated carbon and additional ion-exchange resin - will be regenerated for alternative use or converted into energy.
Consumers may drop off their used, dry Brita pitcher filters at participating Whole Foods Market stores or mail them directly to Preserve.” (source: sustainablelife media.com)
Archive for the ‘US’ Category - Archivio per la Categoria ‘US’
Brita recycles water filters into new products and energy
01/09/2009 · Filed under Brita, Canada, Germany, Household_App, Recycling and Waste Reduction, USTop 10 companies in Fortune 500 using renewable energies
31/08/2009 · Filed under Beverages/Alcoholics, Energy, IT, Intel, Senza categoria, US“In EPA’s most recent ranking of Fortune 500 companies that purchase renewable energy, Intel comes out on top, edging out PepsiCo by about 75 million kWh.” (source: environmentalleader.com)
Wal-Mart establishes a “Green Index” to rate suppliers’ sustainability
29/08/2009 · Filed under Procurement, Retail, US, Wal-Mart
“Wal-Mart Stores is on a mission to determine the social and environmental impact of every item it puts on its shelves. And it has recruited scholars, suppliers, and environmental groups to help it create an electronic indexing system to do that. The idea is to create a universal rating system that scores products based on how environmentally and socially sustainable they are over the course of their lives. (…)
Wal-Mart plans to begin by asking its more than 100,000 suppliers around the world to answer 15 simple questions about the sustainable practices of their companies. Questions include “Have you set publicly available greenhouse gas reduction targets? If yes, what are those targets. Wal-Mart said suppliers that choose not to participate would not be penalized, but warned, “then they’re probably less relevant to us.” (…)
Whatever grumbling the index might create, Wal-Mart executives said that more and more consumers, especially those born from 1980 to 2000, will be making purchasing decisions based not only on price but also on which products do the least harm to the environment and the people, often in poorer countries, who produce them.” (source: New York Times)
Procter&Gambel doubles its total CO2 reductions goals from 10% to 20% by 2012 vs. 2007
28/08/2009 · Filed under Corporate Commitment, Emissions, Housekeeping, Procter&Gamble, Product, US“That will give the company a 50 percent reduction between 2002 and 2012.(…) It also wants sales of sustainability-driven products to hit $50 billion by 2012, compared to its initial goal of $20 billion. Products in this category produce an environmental footprint that is at least 10 percent smaller than previous or alternative items.(…) This includes Tide Coldwater and Ariel Cool Clean, two laundry detergents that can be used with cold water” (source: Greenbiz.com)
Ikea eliminates plastic bags in US stores
27/08/2009 · Filed under Corporate Commitment, Furnishing, Ikea, Recycling and Waste Reduction, Sweden, US
“This year, IKEA drew attention by eliminating plastic bags from its 35 stores in the United States. Ikea has promised to buy more of its wood from sustainable managed forests (today, only about 5-6% of the wood bought by IKEA meets that standard), to use fewer raw materials in its products, to buy renewable energy (including solar panels for a store that opened in June in Brooklyn) and to curb business travel. To reduce its climate footprint, IKEA uses renewable energy for 45% of its heating needs and 20% of its electricity. It held 9,000 Web-based meetings last year, saving money and emissions.” (source: cnn)