The Paper Planet - Stories About Paper, People, Ecology and the Transformation of an Industry
Senate Unanimously Supports Improved and Expanded Recycling in the United States
By: Pam Blackledge, RePaper Project Coordinator
Added: Nov 17, 2011
On the evening of November 16th, the United States Senate passed Senate Resolution 251, "expressing support for improvements in the collection, processing, and consumption of recyclable materials throughout the United States."
RELEASE: KFC Occupied
By: Dogwood Alliance
Added: Nov 16, 2011
On November 16th, Colonel Sanders and various woodland creatures made appearances at over 150 KFC restaurants across the country and various locations in Europe to deliver a message, “Stop destroying southern forests for your throwaway packaging.”
RELEASE: Increased Recycling Would Create Nearly 1.5 Million Jobs, Reduce Pollution
By: BlueGreen Alliance, et al
Added: Nov 15, 2011
Higher recycling rates hold the potential to produce millions of new jobs, would strengthen local economies, reduce pollution and improve public health, according to a new report released today on America Recycles Day.
Tricycle's Green Journey: Making a Beautiful Magazine on Responsible Paper
By: A Film by the Better Paper Project
Added: Nov 11, 2011
Tricycle magazine explains how they transitioned into a greener publication and how others can follow in their footsteps.
Closing the Loop with the Chlorine Free Products Association
By: Archie Beaton, Chlorine Free Products Association
Added: Nov 10, 2011
Chlorine Free Product Association (CFPA) is an internationally recognized standards and accreditation non-profit association dedicated to sustainability concerns within key manufacturing and industrial sectors. Our focus is promoting sustainable manufacturing practices, implementing advanced technologies free of chlorine chemistry, educating consumers on alternatives, and developing world markets for sustainability produced third party certified products and services.
AVEDA Eco-Leader
By: Sophie Glass with Green America
Added: Nov 10, 2011
When you think of AVEDA, the first thing that comes to mind might be hair salons and beauty products. But in the advertising world, AVEDA is famous for pushing the boundaries of sustainable advertising.
RELIEF Act Would Harm U.S. Pulp and Paper Workers, Rainforests, and the Climate
By: Memo from Climate Advisers
Added: Nov 4, 2011
In a letter to members of the House of Representatives, conservation groups, workers, and others blasted a bill introduced by Representatives Jim Cooper, Marsha Blackburn, and Mary Bono Mack that would gut the Lacey Act, one of the most effective forest protections on the books that bans import of illegally sourced wood, paper, and other forest products into the United States.
SUCCESS: Hasbro Tells APP: Time to Transform
By: Rolf Skar, Greenpeace
Added: Nov 4, 2011
When Greenpeace released a carefully researched exposé How APP is Toying With Extinction in June, we exposed the ties between leading toy makers and rainforest destruction in Indonesia. Realizing parents don't want to buy toys wrapped in rainforest destruction, toy companies have responded.
