Circular Economy
Hearst Tower in NYC, Perkins+Will in Atlanta earn top LEED ratings
The world headquarters for the Hearst media company, the Perkins+Will Atlanta office and a vast Office Depot distribution center are among the eye-catching projects to earn LEED green building certification. Read More
How eBay Built Its New Energy Efficient Data Center
By building its new data center for energy efficiency, eBay hopes to ready itself for larger data loads while reducing its future power bills. Read More
Nascar green flags 'e-scrap' recycling program
The sophisticated electronic components in race cars, fleet vehicles and the big rigs used for NASCAR will be fodder for an e-waste program the racing organization is introducing this season. Read More
Greening fast food packaging: A roadmap to best practices
Eight key steps to make fast food packaging more eco-friendly. Read More
Fast Food Packaging Study Finds McD's, Starbucks are Green Leaders
McDonald's and Starbucks stand out at leading examples of what fast food companies should do to lower the impacts of their packaging. Read More
The VA Department's Veterans Canteen Service Attacks Food Waste
Food waste isn't a problem generally associated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, but the network of cafes and food service operations catering to VA facilities generates tons of it. Read More
How She Leads: Hannah Jones of Nike
Nike's head of sustainability and innovation offers advice to entrepreneurs and other sustainability professionals, and tells how her company is creating radical innovation. Read More
Kraft Achieves Zero Waste at 36 Food Plants Around the World
The company has now reduced its global waste generation by 50 percent since 2005, far surpassing a goal to pare down waste by just 15 percent by 2011. Read More
Want to Sell a Green Product? Don't Call It Green
In a wide-ranging conversation with GreenBiz Executive Editor Joel Makower today, the co-founders of Method explained why a company created with environmental responsibility written into its DNA would distance itself from the green label. Read More
Waste Management Pilot Tests a Next-Gen Green Garbage Truck
With a rotating cylindrical body and a sleek profile, new trucks being test-driven by Waste Management look nothing like garbage haulers of bygone years. Read More