Who are the world’s biggest polluters? A report by non-profit environmental and social responsibility organisation, As You Sow, and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), examined the packaging practices of forty-seven fast ...
Tags: plastic packaging, packaging
A report from the nonprofit organisation, As You Sow and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), reveals that while there is a rise in the use of plastic packaging across the US market to meet the needs of fast food and consumer ...
Tags: plastic PET bottles, Agriculture
According to the post on Forbes China, China accounts for almost 60% of both the world cement production and consumption. 16 million tons of cement were uesd in Three Gorges Dam, which was used as comparison by Bill Gates to decrible ...
As You Sow, a shareholder advocacy organization, has asked Mondelēz International to phase out unrecyclable packaging from its products and assess the environmental and operational risks associated with it. The move is a part of As ...
PMS International celebrates ruling in Court of Appeal allowing distribution of Kiddee Cases. Magmatic, the firm behind the Trunki ride-on children's suitcase, has lost its fight to block an imported rival range from being distributed in ...
Tags: Trunki, Loses Court Battle, Kiddee
Memphis-based retailer Royal Furniture says it will open two stores near Birmingham, Ala., on June 1. A 35,000-square-foot store will occupy the old Books-A-Million store in Hoover Commons, 1615 Montgomery Highway, in Hoover. And a ...
Tags: Two Royal Furniture, great opportunity, Furniture&Furnishing
A lot of attention and speculation has been brewing on GT Advanced Technologies' (GTAT) sapphire screens replacing Corning's (GLW) Gorilla Glass in the iPhone 6. Sapphire is one of the hardest materials on earth and is basically scratch ...
Tags: GT Advanced Technologies, sapphire screens, Corning, Gorilla Glass
When it comes to foodborne illness, fresh produce belies its healthful aura: Fresh fruits and vegetables account for 24 percent of U.S. foodborne illness in which both the responsible food and contaminant are identified, according to a 2013 ...
Tags: on-Farm Safety, Safety of Fruits, Safety of Vegetables
Hoover Container Solutions (“Hoover” or the “Company”), a subsidiary of Hoover Group, Inc., has acquired the assets of Tote Systems LLC, Liquid Division (“Tote Systems”), a provider of stainless steel ...
Designed in 2001 by a designer with a flair for actuizing everyday products into supreme lighting components Lamponi’s Lamps. He has created table lamps featuring items like Vespa scooter parts, mini coffee percolators, faucet and ...
Tags: Coffee Light, Lighting
Hand and stick vacuums are small, lightweight picker-uppers meant for spilled cereal, dirty car interiors, and other messes too small to require lugging out the heavy equipment. They're also designed for quick surface pickup rather than the ...
Tags: Stick Vacuums, Light-Duty Cleaning
The Houses of Parliament want to move to Microsoft Office 365, and will mitigate the risk of the US Patriot Act by making contractual agreements to ensure sensitive data sits in Europe. At the Cloud World Forum in London Olympia today, ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
TEC hosted a Contractor Council in April at the Palomar Hotel in San Diego. Top tile contractors throughout the United States attended the three-day event, which focused on industry-leading TEC tile setting products. Attendees were able ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, tile
Posted by Lisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor -- Packaging Digest, 4/19/2013 11:08:37 AM To honor those who serve in the U.S. Armed Forces, the Pepperidge Farm Goldfish brand has announced its $25,000 donation to the Fisher House ...
Tags: Pepperidge Farm, Packaging
Hughes Furniture Inds., a manufacturer of upholstered furniture including Motion Eaze recliners, has hired Stephen Beeker as a national sales manager. Beeker was previously vice president of upholstery at Kincaid Furniture and replaces Dean ...