Is your home passive? By that, I don't mean "does your home lie there like a bump on a log"! The passive home movement, which originated in Europe, is crossing over to US shores in a big way, and it's changing the way we think about energy ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
The much-coveted Aeron chair is the gold standard of task chairs, but there are other options. We all know that the gold standard of office seating is Herman Miller's Aeron chair. It has the prestige of an ivy league university, style ...
Tags: Office Chairs, Furniture, chiair
More than 60 billion PET bottles were recycled in 2012, according to Petcore Europe, a non-profit European trade association based in Belgium. Petcore chairman Roberto Bertaggia said the consumption of PET bottles is showing clear trends ...
Tags: Pet Bottles
Like many businesses that make products using virgin plastic, Eugene-based PakTech is facing an identity crisis. The national marketplace, responding to a more environmentally conscious consumer base, is shifting slowly toward recycled ...
PET is the largest plastic material recycled in Europe, with the equivalent of more than 60 billion bottles recycled in 2012. PETCORE EUROPE Chairman Roberto Bertaggia says: "Despite the poor economic situation in the European region, the ...
Tags: PET Bottle Recycling, PET Bottle, Packaging, Printing
Rolled aluminum products producer Novelis has announced the commissioning of its $340m expanded aluminum rolling facility in Pindamonhangaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The expansion, which is set to bolster the company's commitment to the ...
Canadian distributor Market Solutions International, which services the oil sands region of Canada, recently purchased 100% recycled STRUXURE® Construction Mats from AXION. The 16 ft long mats are to be used in Northern Alberta as a ...
Royalty Carpet Mills has announced Andrea Greenleaf as the new President/CEO of Royalty Carpet Mills, Inc. Andrea, who is honoring the influence and insight of her father and company founder Mike Derderian, states, "My father used to say ...
Tags: Carpet, Construction, Textile
How do you use packaging to communicate your sustainable strategy to customers? Come and find out. On July 17, 2013, Jim Hanna, director, environmental impact, Starbucks Coffee Co., will speak at the Packaging Digest Global Food & ...
Tags: Packaging, Sustainability, Gateway
“Nothing is too good for ordinary people”, was the mantra coined by the architect Berthold Lubetkin in the 30s, and was his manifesto for the positive effect of good design for everyone. Today it still resonates and is a ...
Tags: Synthetic Alternative, Apparel
The four cornered lids & bases are manufactured from recycled PET made from a minimum of 50% post-consumer waste [old drinks bottles]. The two parts are supplied ready erected with corners ultrasonically welded. According to ...
According to the Federal Highway Administration, in 2011 143,899 bridges were either structurally deficient or functionally obsolete, with a surface area exceeding 89 million square meters. The American Society of Civil Engineers' 2009 ...
Tags: Industrial Equipment, Components
Kennedy, a US-based labeling, packaging, and identification solutions provider, has developed a new line of bottle-to-bottle labels which complement its pressure sensitive labels range. The bottle-to-bottle labels are designed for ...
Tags: Sustainable Labels, Kennedy
Martex Fiber Southern Corp. — a Spartanburg-based manufacturer of recycled industrial textile products — has acquired JBM Fibers Inc. — a Brownsville, Texas-based manufacturer of reprocessed textile waste and fiber ...
Tags: Textile, Fiber, industrial textile
US-based printing paper and packaging equipment distributor Unisource Worldwide has announced the launch of its new coated paper product line, porcelainECO 30. The FSC-certified coated paper porcelainECO 30 improves on the porcelainECO ...