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Marriott and Hilton Drop Styro-Based Products

Marriott and Hilton are both making changes to stop using Styrofoam and styro-based products. Marriott International headquarters says it will replace 2.5 million pieces, or 20 tons, of Styrofoam and plastic utensils used annually with those made of potato...

Published 11-16-2007 10:23 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, Facilities, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Agriculture, Travel

Bioplastics Carve Out Niche

Plastics made from corn and other plants are carving a tiny niche from the market for conventional petroleum-based plastics and being touted as green alternatives for everything from bulk food containers to lipstick tubes yo gift cards and clothing fiber...

Published 10-23-2007 11:34 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, U.S., Agriculture, Economics, Recycling

Cilion Taps BP VP As CEO

Cilion has named Mark Noetzel as its CEO and member of the Board of Directors. He was previously a Group Vice President of BP based in London. In 26 years with BP and Amoco, Noetzel has led multi-billion dollar businesses in the fuels and chemical industry...

Published 08-07-2007 9:57 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, Agriculture, People, Biofuel

Road To “Consumer Eco-Topia” Complex

As food retailers and manufacturers work their way toward global sustainability, lofty goals abound. But businesses may find the road to this “consumer eco-topia” to be more complex than originally expected, according to a global food company executive...

Published 08-03-2007 12:57 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Emissions, Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Consumer, Manufacturing, Agriculture

Target, Green Toys Bet On Bioplastics

Bioplastics are getting more play in consumer products. Green Toys plans to introduce a line of bioplastic toys aimed at babies and toddlers in the fall, CNET reports. Instead of using petroleum-basic plastics, Green Toys is using plastics made from corn...

Published 08-01-2007 10:26 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, Sustainability, Waste, Business-to-Consumer, Manufacturing, Agriculture, Industrial Goods

ADM, Metabolix Introduce Biobased, Biodegradable Plastic

Bioscience company Metabolix Inc. and agricultural processor ADM are jointly producing Mirel Natural Plastics, a family of natural plastics that the companies say are biobased, sustainable and completely biodegradable, IndustryWeek reports . Metabolix...

Published 05-21-2007 8:47 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, U.S., Agriculture, Industrial Goods

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