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Natural Products Remain Hot Despite Cool Economy
An amazing, seemingly recession-proof retail segment which is alive and well. I just returned from the Expo West Natural Products Show in Anaheim, CA loaded down with literature, pictures, stories and...
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Recycled Plastic Bags – Sustainable, Recycled and Recyclable
You have seen many changes in your packaging and not a thing about it has to do with the economy. If you take a second to catch your breath and look back a couple of years, it is obvious what the...
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The Ultimate Reusable Bag
…is a bag that can literally make another one from itself. Long ago in a galaxy far, far away it was decided that disposable bags were the biggest environmental problem on the planet. They were...
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Biodegradable bags: A real solution, or more green washing?
There is some concern that the use of biodegradable additives to normally non-degradable plastic bags is sending the wrong message to the general public. One view is that since these plastics which are...
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Reusable Shopping Bags – Not So Eco-Friendly
by guest author Dennis Salazar I realize the word “incredible” is typically used in the context of something that is excellent or amazing, such as “the incredible catch our right fielder made last...
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Bamboo Bags – Are They Really Eco-Friendly?
It’s Bamboo, right… sustainable and green as a gourd. True, unless of course you soak your gourds in carbon disulfide, sodium hydroxide and bleach. The rush to crush disposable packaging has allowed...
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Reusable Shopping Bags – The Green Truth
By guest author Dennis Salazar of Inside Sustainable Packaging First let me say I love Kohl’s retail stores. If you are looking for almost any brand name product ranging from clothing and bedding to...
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Reusable Bags – A Health Risk?
Health Concerns About Reusable Bags – Fact or Fiction As consumers we’ve been eco-arm-twisted into using reusable bags. So now what is this about health risks? And how can we make heads or tails of all...
View ArticleLead in Reusable Grocery Bags (again).
You’ve seen it in the news many times over the past few years, but it still continues. Cadmium, lead, mercury, and hexavalent chromium are not household names, but if you have any of those nice graphic...
View ArticleReusable Bag Update – Plastic vs. Cotton Bags
Every time I go to the grocery I take an impromptu poll on people that bring their reusable grocery bags. It’s about 20% now at Publix depending on which clerk you ask. Last year it was 15%. Remember...
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