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Heinz Adopts Coca-Cola PlantBottles
ENVIRONMENTAL LEADER – February 24, 2011 – Starting this summer, Heinz ketchup will be appearing in plant‐based bottles developed by Coke.
Starbucks’ Cup Dilemma
FAST COMPANY – Oct. 20, 2010 – “What are you going to do about this damn cup?” A story of Starbucks and the limits of corporate sustainability.
RELEASE: FTC to Mandate Mercury Warnings on Compact Fluorescent Bulbs
AS YOU SOW RELEASE – October 06, 2010 – The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) ruling on mercury labeling will require all compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL) manufacturers to provide information on proper handling and cleanup … MORE
Starbucks Plans To Turn Its Chicago Coffee Cups Into Napkins
SEATTLE TIMES – Jun. 28, 2010 – Starbucks is finding new ways to use the 3 billion paper cups its customers use each year, even in cities where recycling is not popular or mandated.
RELEASE: As You Sow Applauds PepsiCo’s Commitment To Increase Recycling Using Dream Machine Kiosks
AS YOU SOW RELEASE – April 22, 2010 – PepsiCo announced today it will place bottle and can recycling machines in thousands of public spaces, a move prompted as part of a response to a … MORE
Pepsico Uncaps Bottle Recycling Plan, Starbucks Still Brewing
GREENBIZ – Mar. 26, 2010 – PepsiCo announced several environmental goals this week, including a commitment to increase its beverage container recycling rate in the U.S. to 50 percent by 2018.
Waste & Opportunity: U.S. Beverage Container Recycling Scorecard and Report
The 2008 Waste and Opportunity Report is based primarily on responses to As You Sow’s Beverage Container Recycling Survey, which was sent to 23 beverage companies and on publicly available information from websites and corporate social responsibility reports. Seven companies responded to the survey. MORE
Waste & Opportunity: U.S. Beverage Container Recycling Scorecard and Report
This report identifies efforts by beverage producers to use more recycled content in their containers, to increase recovery and recycling, and to reduce material use. Twelve leading beverage companies received the survey and five companies responded to the survey. All twelve companies were evaluated by using publicly available information from websites and annual reports, and on the basis of survey responses. MORE
