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Is Halloween The Most Wasteful Holiday? (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Eve Solomon | Posted 10.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Slidepoll, Halloween, Trash, Pumpkins, Halloween Costumes, Garbage, Costumes, Egging, Recycle, Jack-O-Lanterns, Packaging, Green News

Here at HuffPost Green we love a party... and Halloween is definitely a fun holiday. But as the tradition becomes increasingly consumer-oriented, we t...

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Want to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint? Reduce Your Trash Footprint!

John DeCock | Posted 10.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Packaging, Waste, Trash, Climate Change, No Impact Week, Oceans, Water, Epa, Green News
John DeCock

The Product Policy Institute has recently released two new reports that confirm product and packaging waste contribute forty-four percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.

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Breast Cancer Awareness VIDEO: Watch Out For Misleading Pink Labels

The Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 10.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Better Business Bureau, Pink, Pink Packaging, Bailout Bandits, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Cleaning Supplies, Packaging, Donating, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Awareness, Business News

It's Breast Cancer Awareness month, and breast cancer is not the only thing you should be aware of. The next time you see pink packaging beckoning you...

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The Real Health Care Problem: Packaging

Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Packaging, Plastic, Health Care, Politics News
Judge H. Lee Sarokin

Some may say that the public option's costs and financing are the profound issues of health care today, but I believe the real problem is packaging -- and I am not talking about environmental impact!

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The Muddy World of Eco-Labeling

Treehugger | Shayne McQuade | Posted 02.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Energy, Sustainable Packaging, Eco-Conscious, Environment, Packaging, Ngo, Organic, Labels, Sustainable, Sustainability, Green News

There was general agreement at the recent Sustainable Brands conference in Miami that eco-labels and certification programs are a mess. Granted, the a...

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5 Steps To Reducing All The Wasteful Packaging In Your Life

ecomii | Posted 02.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Packaging, Waste, Reuse, Green Living, Reducing Waste, Green News

1. Evaluate a product's packaging using these simple questions -- Is it without packaging or minimally packaged? -- Is the packaging marked as contain...

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All That Packaging For Two Little Batteries? 7 Infuriating Images

TreeHugger.com | Posted 01.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Waste, Packaging, Overpackaging, Green News

One thing that is a constant thorn in the side of efficiency lovers is over-packaging. Using more cardboard, paper, plastic, space, and fossil fuels t...

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This Wine's Packaging Transforms Into A Lamp

Treehugger.com | Posted 01.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Packaging, Food, Wine, Holiday Shopping, Green News

Cava is the Spanish equivalent of champagne, but much tastier. The holiday season often finds companies giving gifts to their employees as a symbol of...

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Toronto's Great Coffee Cup Debate Heats Up

Graham Hill | Posted 04.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Packaging, Sustainable Packaging, Fast Food Industry, Plastic Bag Ban, Plastic Bags, Green News
Graham Hill

Toronto has a beloved coffee chain, Tim Hortons. It also has a group of City Council public works committee members working hard to reduce fast-food p...

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Common Plastic Found to Leak Chemicals

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 12.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Bpa, Research, Biology, Packaging, Regulation, Science, Green Living, Fda, Toxic Chemicals, Health, Contamination, Green News, Environment, Plastic, Bisphenol A, Food and Drug Administration, Green News
Josie Garthwaite

Two highly reactive chemicals in a common plastic can leak from disposable lab equipment and skew the outcome of life science research.

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An Inconvenient Truth About Packaging

Graham Hill | Posted 09.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Green Living, Packaging, Sustainable Packaging, Sustainability, Plastic Bags, Green News
Graham Hill

Any of us who has ever needed a portable drill, a screwdriver and fowl shears just to get small electronics out of their seemingly impenetrable plasti...

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Life Cycle: Will You Soap My Back?

Simran Sethi | Posted 07.23.2008 | Green

Read More: Tub, Antiperspirant, Soap, Disposable Razors, Hygiene, Shower, Water, Environment, Green, Packaging, Environmental Impacts, Deodorant, Solar-Powered Razors, Low-Flow Showerhead, Personal Care, Simran Sethi, Sarah Smarsh, Green News
Simran Sethi

While the production of soap--or anything, really--has environmental repercussions all its own, the pretty smells in our personal care products have been linked to not-so-fine human ailments.

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Smaller Packaging Equals Hidden Eco-Costs

Treehugger.com | Christine Lepisto | Posted 06.25.2008 | Green

Read More: Economic Slowdown, Efficiency, High Food Prices, Activism, Packaging, Business, Recession, Green News

Are Producers Helping You to Stay on Budget? USA Today recently headlined a shocking review of the big name food companies that are trying to beat r...

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