Deadly Toys, Now Safer, Return With New Names

Toy companies have taken some big hits recently with recalls over lead, magnets that kids can swallow and other dangers. Some of those toys that were pulled off the shelves are returning, all cleaned up and with new names Read More

HP Reduces Laptop Packaging 97 Percent for Wal-Mart

An HP laptop bundle exclusive to Wal-Mart minimizes packaging down to a couple plastic bags. Read More

Cintas Switches to Cleaner Detergent

Uniform suppler Cintas is transitioning all of its washing facilities to use detergent that biodegrades faster and has less impact on the environment than its previous detergent. Read More

Lawsuit Over Lead in Lipstick Advances

LVMH is facing a lawsuit due to the lead content of one of its lipstick shades. The group behind the lipstick testing believes all lipsticks can be made lead-free. Read More

Whole Foods Expands Farmed Seafood Standards

Whole Foods Market has updated and expanded standards that farmed seafood vendors must comply with. Read More

The Zero Waste Office: Is it Possible?

Large companies in sectors from retail to automobiles have taken innovative steps in design, facility management and across operations to reduce the trash they produce to zero. Here's how just about any company can achieve nothingness. Read More

Using the Power of Community to Green Small Business

(Episode 29): Many of the 26.8 million small businesses in the United States are turning green, and groups like the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies are working to spread the word of sustainability. GreenBiz Radio spoke with BALLE Program Director Mary Rick about how the six-year-old BALLE is bringing businesses and networks across the U.S. and Canada together. Read More

The Big Impact from Greening Small Businesses

Small businesses, by their sheer numbers, have the potential to make a huge impact on the environment, and groups organized at the national, state and local level are working to spread sustainability to independent companies that want -- and need -- to go green. Read More