Circular Economy
Sustainable Packaging's New Definition Emphasizes Lifecycle Impacts
The Sustainable Packaging Coalition puts a bigger emphasis on a package's lifecycle impacts with its updated definition of sustainable packaging. Read More
Students Give Kimberly-Clark a Lesson in Design Thinking
Last fall, Kimberly-Clark Health Care turned to students at the Rhode Island School of Design for inspiration and ideas about a second life for Kimguard, the most widely used sterilization material on the market. Read More
Adidas to Work With Greenpeace to Remove Toxics from Global Supply Chain
The clothing giant is following Nike's lead in the wake of a Greenpeace campaign around the clothing industry's use of harmful chemicals. Read More
5 Steps to Boost Recycling on Campus
Colleges and universities give lessons on how to increase recycling and reduce waste. Read More
How to Convince Companies that Wasting Their Waste is Wasteful
TerraCycle has built a business around taking other companies' trash and turning it into treasure. It's a surprisingly tough sell sometimes, but here's how you make the case that it's not trash, it's wasted brand equity. Read More
A Closer Look at the Green City Index
Why did some cities nail top ratings in Siemens' new Green City Index for North America, while others tanked and still others weren't counted at all? NRDC's Kaid Benfield takes a deep dive into the scores. Read More
San Francisco Named North America's Greenest City
San Francisco bested contenders that included Vancouver, New York, Seattle, Denver and Boston in a study conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit and commissioned by Siemens. Read More
Los Angeles Expands Recycling to Food and Drink Cartons
Juice boxes and milk cartons, the bane of some recycling programs, can now be chucked straight into recycling bins in Los Angeles. Read More
DHL Bundles Waste, Recycling Services in Envirosolutions Arm
A company better know for delivering mail and packages highlights its recycling and waste hauling services. Read More
'Self-Healing' Concrete Could Double Lifespan of Bridges
Scientists at the National Research Council in Canada have developed a new type of concrete that could improve the safety and durability of the highly energy-intensive construction material. Read More
