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Why are major beverage companies refusing to use a 90% recycled can?
The Guardian – Oct. 30, 2014 Imagine an infinitely recyclable product that per- forms as well as the alternative, costs less to make, and is unquestionably better for the environment. You would bet on its … MORE
Dividing and Conquering the Trash
The NY Times – Oct. 25, 2014 Nate Morris pulled his rental Toyota Prius into a parking spot outsideBavarian Waste Services, a waste management company in rural Walton, Ky. Stepping out of the car, he … MORE
Shareholders Representing $35B Press P&G for Recyclable Packaging
Sustainable Brands – Oct. 21, 2014 Consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble has made a qualified commitment that 90 percent of its packaging will be recyclable by 2020.
RELEASE: Shareholders Representing $35bn Press Procter & Gamble for Recyclable Packaging
AS YOU SOW PRESS RELEASE – October 21, 2014 – Consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble has made a qualified commitment that 90% of its packaging will be recyclable by 2020. The commitment came the … MORE
Why the World’s Biggest Companies are Investing in Recycling
GREENBIZ – August 18, 2014 – Interest in recycling is looping back around.
Balancing Act for P&G: Going Green at Right Price
USA TODAY – June 1, 2014 – Procter & Gamble is cutting 3,000 office jobs over the next two years. It’s selling its pet food business and may jettison other units. It’s deep in cutting … MORE
RELEASE: Investors Press Mondelez International for Recyclable Packaging
AS YOU SOW PRESS RELEASE – May 23, 2014 – Asserting that unrecyclable packaging wastes resources and contributes to the growing pollution of world oceans, a proposal to Mondelez International from As You Sow, a … MORE
Mondelez Asked to Ban Unrecyclable Packaging
ENVIRONMENTAL LEADER – May 23, 2014 – A proposal to Mondelez International from As You Sow asking the snack food company to phase out unrecyclable packaging received 28.4 percent shareholder support representing $11.8 billion worth … MORE
Electronic Waste
Engages manufacturers and retailers to develop recycling and take-back policies for the electronic products that the companies produce and sell. MORE
P&G – Consumer Packaging – 2014
Shareowners of P&G request that the board of directors issue a report at reasonable cost, omitting confidential information, assessing the environmental impacts of continuing to use unrecyclable brand packaging.
Where Has All the Trash Gone? Minneapolis Eyes ‘Zero Waste’
STARTRIBUNE – May 12, 2014 – Minneapolis officials are taking early steps toward joining Seattle and San Francisco in becoming “zero waste” cities where just about every scrap of trash is recycled.
General Mills – Consumer Packaging – 2014
Shareowners of General Mills request that the board of directors issue a report at reasonable cost, omitting confidential information, by October 1, 2014 assessing the environmental impacts of continuing to use unrecyclable brand packaging.
Colgate-Palmolive Takes Firm Stance Toward All-Recyclable Packaging
GREENBIZ.COM – April 28, 2014 – A growing amount of packaging is made from flexible plastic laminates that cannot be conventionally recycled.
Unearthing Value Instead of Burying Problems
THE MOTLEY FOOL – April 26, 2014 – Consumer goods companies’ packaging habits are a problematic yet potentially valuable area for management to focus on. Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL ) and Keurig Green Mountain (NASDAQ: GMCR … MORE
Colgate Commits to Significant Recyclable Packaging Policy
GREENER PACKAGE – April 21, 2014 – After dialogue with environmental nonprofit As You Sow, personal care products company Colgate-Palmolive has committed to making 100% of its packaging for three of four product categories completely … MORE
Colgate Commits to 100% Recyclable Packaging for Three of Four Product Categories by 2020
SUSTAINABLE BRANDS – April 14, 2014 – Shareholder advocacy group As You Sow (AYS) announced today that, after dialogue with AYS, personal care products giant Colgate-Palmolive has committed to making 100 percent of its packaging … MORE
RELEASE: Colgate Commits to 100% Recyclable Packaging by 2020 for Three of Four Product Categories
AS YOU SOW PRESS RELEASE – April 17, 2014 – After dialogue with environmental nonprofit As You Sow, personal care products giant Colgate-Palmolive has committed to making 100% of its packaging for three out of … MORE
Safeway – Consumer Packaging – 2014
Shareowners of Safeway request that the board of directors issue a report by September 1, 2014, at reasonable cost and omitting confidential information, developing a policy position on the company’s responsibility for post-consumer product packaging … MORE
Mondelez International – Consumer Packaging – 2014
Shareowners of Mondelez International request the Board to issue a report at reasonable cost, omitting confidential information, by October 1, 2014 assessing the environmental impacts of continuing to use non-recyclable brand packaging.
Kroger – Consumer Packaging – 2014
Shareowners of Kroger request that the board of directors issue a report, at reasonable cost and omitting confidential information, developing a policy position on the company’s responsibility for post-consumer product packaging recycling of its private … MORE
Kraft Foods Group – Consumer Packaging – 2014
Shareowners of Kraft Foods Group request that the board of directors issue a report at reasonable cost, omitting confidential information, by October 1, 2014 assessing the environmental impacts of continuing to use non-recyclable brand packaging.
Dr Pepper Snapple Group – Consumer Packaging – 2014
Shareowners of Dr. Pepper Snapple Group request that the board of directors adopt a comprehensive recycling strategy for beverage containers sold by the company and prepare a report by September 1, 2014 on the company’s … MORE
P&G Meets As You Sow
SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING – October 10, 2012 – It’s the prerogative of magazine editors that, as much as we strive to be even‐handed and permit all stakeholders on any issue a voice, we allow … MORE
McDonald’s Will Ditch Polystyrene for Paper Coffee Cups
GREENBIZ – September 27, 2013 – Advocacy group As You Sow scored a noteworthy triumph this week when McDonald’s announced that it will replace environmentally destructive polystyrene foam coffee cups with paper cups at the … MORE
McDonald’s Switching To Paper Cups For Hot Beverages At All Restaurants
CONSUMERIST – September 26, 2013 – After decades of selling coffee and other hot beverages in polystyrene cups — and 23 years after it stopped using that material for its sandwich boxes — McDonald’s has … MORE
RELEASE: McDonald’s Agrees to Phase Out Harmful Foam Cups
AS YOU SOW PRESS RELEASE – September 25, 2013 – McDonald’s Corp. has confirmed that it will replace all polystryrene beverage cups with paper cups at its 14,000 U.S. outlets. The move comes in response … MORE
McDonald’s Agrees to Phase Out Polystyrene Cups
SUSTAINABLE BRANDS – September 25, 2013 – McDonald’s Corp. has confirmed that it will replace all polystyrene beverage cups with paper cups at its 14,000 U.S. outlets, according to As You Sow (AYS), a nonprofit … MORE
Investors Ask General Mills to Step Up Packaging Responsibility
SUSTAINABLE BRANDS – September 23, 2013 – This week, investors are asking General Mills to take responsibility for recycling its post-consumer packaging waste.
RELEASE: Investors Ask General Mills to Step Up Packaging Responsibility
AS YOU SOW PRESS RELEASE – September 19, 2013 – Investors are asking General Mills, a Fortune 500 company and producer of such well-known brands as Cheerios and Yoplait Yogurt, to take responsibility for recycling … MORE
Beverage Container Recycling
As You Sow engaged beverage companies to set container recycling and recycled content goals and beverage and food retailers like to take responsibility for collection and recycling of beverage and food containers left in their … MORE
Walmart – Consumer Packaging – 2013
As You Sow engaged in dialogue with Walmart, pressing the company to adopt extended producer responsibility policies to help minimize waste from consumer packaging.
Target – Consumer Packaging – 2013
As You Sow engaged in dialogue with Target, pressing the company to adopt extended producer responsibility policies to help minimize waste from consumer packaging.
Safeway – Consumer Packaging – 2013
As You Sow engaged in dialogue with Safeway, pressing the company to adopt extended producer responsibility policies to help minimize waste from consumer packaging.
P&G – Consumer Packaging – 2013
As You Sow engaged in dialogue with Proctor & Gamble, pressing the company to adopt extended producer responsibility policies to help minimize waste from consumer packaging.
Colgate-Palmolive – Consumer Packaging – 2013
As You Sow engaged in dialogue with Colgate-Palmolive, pressing the company to adopt extended producer responsibility policies to help minimize waste from consumer packaging.
Hain Celestial – Consumer Packaging – 2013
As You Sow engaged in dialogue with Hain Celestial, pressing the company to adopt extended producer responsibility policies to help minimize waste from consumer packaging.
Ahold USA – Consumer Packaging – 2013
As You Sow engaged in dialogue with Ahold USA, pressing the company to adopt extended producer responsibility policies to help minimize waste from consumer packaging.
Unilever – Consumer Packaging – 2013
As You Sow engaged in dialogue with Unilever, pressing the company to adopt extended producer responsibility policies to help minimize waste from consumer packaging.
Clorox – Consumer Packaging – 2013
As You Sow engaged in dialogue with Clorox, pressing the company to adopt extended producer responsibility policies to help minimize waste from consumer packaging.
Starbucks – Consumer Packaging – 2010
As You Sow is concerned that Starbucks lags beverage industry peers on recycling and recycled content policies for its beverage containers – paper cups, plastic water bottles, and glass and metal coffee containers. Our proposal … MORE
