With the continuing rise in environmental awareness and concern, companies recognize that it pays to be green. As well as acting in an environmentally responsible way, it is important for companies to communicate their green credentials. What You Need to KnowWhat is green marketing?There is a degree of confusion...
Standards for marketing ethics guide companies in their efforts to do "the right thing." These standards help identify acceptable practices, foster internal control, and deal honestly and fairly with customers. They also ensure businesses comply with the law. Sometimes companies develop and publish their own ethical standards; other times they...
Christmas packaging, millions of trees and up to a billion cards are heading to landfill - even though much of it could be recycled This is a toy story, but it has no happy ending. As millions of households wade through crumpled wrapping, plastic ties and...
Industry to Work toward 75 Percent Recycling Rate for Used Aluminum Beverage Containers by 2015 ARLINGTON, Va. -- The Aluminum Association today announced an industry wide effort to increase the industry's recycling rate for used aluminum beverage containers to 75 percent by 2015. Today, the aluminum industry recovers...
International Tray Pads & Packaging, Inc.'s"S" Tray Pads -- using super absorbent polymers SAP -- developed forpackaging fresh meat, fish, poultry and produce -- deliver a significantlylower CO2 footprint than conventional products. The "S" Tray Pads provide 35% to 50% greater moisture capacity allowing theuse of smaller thinner pads. The...
RuMe Bags, the premier brand of Fair Tradereusable bags, today announced its Holiday Line of reusable gift-wrap bagsjust in time for the holidays. Studies estimate that from Thanksgiving to New Years Day, U.S. householdwaste increases by more than 25%. Food waste, shopping bags, packaging,wrapping paper, bows and ribbons add an...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] RECYLED GLOVES utilize materials that would otherwise be discarded into landfills. RECYGLOVES[TM] are produced from the excess fabric of newly-made clothing and contain minimal or no dyes. This manufacturing process saves land, energy and water. The gloves are comfortable and can be used for a variety...
SPRINGVILLE, Utah -- "As the safety-conscious company, Neways is committed to employing environmentally safe and healthy manufacturing practices," says Neways COO Brian Slobodow. "In any industry, maximizing a company's environmentally responsible manufacturing is not an overnight process, but Neways is continually implementing new improvements to reduce our impact on the...
Rugby League England plan to make a virtue of necessity in their World Cup meeting with Australia by using Mark Calderwood as their surprise package. The discarded Wigan winger is the one change in Tony Smith's team for the match in Melbourne this Sunday, coming in...
RUGBY LEAGUE England plan to make a virtue of necessity in their World Cup meeting with Australia by using Mark Calderwood as their surprise package. The discarded Wigan winger is the one change in Tony Smith's team for the match in Melbourne this Sunday, coming in...
U.S. hospitals and long-term care facilities annually flush millions of pounds of unused pharmaceuticals down the drain, pumping contaminants into America's drinking water, according to an ongoing Associated Press investigation. These discarded medications are expired, spoiled, over- prescribed or unneeded. Some are simply unused because patients refuse...
Byline: By ADAM JUPP WHAT a fine McMess this is. Two North East MPs have joined forces to complain about customers visiting a fast food restaurant and dumping their litter when they leave. Kevan Jones and Roberta Blackman-Woods say rural lanes and village streets...
Take your bargain package of ramen noodles upscale with this simple sushi-style recipe. Any thinly sliced vegetables, raw or lightly steamed, could be substituted. Nori seaweed sheets are widely available in the Asian sections of large grocers. RAMEN NOODLE SUSHI Start to finish: 30...
In the last 18 months, bottled water has come under some of the most virulent attacks experienced by any consumable products. It's been denounced as unnecessary, expensive and wasteful by newspaper op-ed writers, bloggers and politicians. The U.S. Conference of Mayors passed a...
PORTLAND, Ore. -- StalkMarket[R], the leading provider of eco-friendly disposable tableware and food packaging in the United States, today announced that it has added two new lines to its family of products. Both product lines are intended to allow the food service industry to offer its customers a wider selection...
... CMS has updated its manual to clarify the use of the JW modifier when processing all drugs except competitive acquisition program CAP drugs. When processing all drugs except those provided under the CAP for Part B drugs and biologicals, local contractors may require the use of the modifier JW...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I'm a dumpster diver. I beg and scrounge art materials anywhere I can find them. Like most art educators, I reuse items and find new applications for non-traditional materials. Expanded polystyrene EPS foam packaging material is one of those. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Protective...
As a high-school art instructor, I'm constantly looking for assignments that will better prepare my students for college art courses, and that will make them aware of some of the art careers available to them. I also believe that working three-dimensionally presents a unique set of problem-solving opportunities that will...
PHILADELPHIA -- In America, and in most developed countries of the world, we buy and discard lots and lots of packaging. In the United States 10 percent -- one of every 10 dollars we spend on purchases -- goes toward the packaging that contains the things we buy. When thrown...
