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Chloe Carter
  • Cleveland, OH
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Kraft Reduces Waste by 150 Million Pounds

Kraft has achieved its goal of reducing waste by 150 million pounds two years ahead of schedule. The Packaging Eco-Calculator is used early in their product design phase and helps design packaging mo…

Tagged: waste, packaging, kraft

Started Feb 2

PepsiCo UK Plants Stop Sending Waste to Landfills

Now that the largest PepsiCo UK plant has reduced its landfill-bound waste to zero, there are seven total plants that are not sending waste to landfills. By reducing their landfill waste, the company…

Tagged: waste, landfill, uk, pepsico

Started Jan 26

TerraCycle- Repurposing Used Writing Instruments

TerraCycle has partnered with Sharpie, Paper Mate, and EXPO to recycle used pens, markers, and other writing instruments. This is the first program to collect and repurpose writing instruments; the p…

Tagged: papermate, sharpie, recycling, terracycle

Started Jan 26

China - Creating a Sustainable Jewelry Manufacturing Site by Recycling Wastewater

China is developing a sustainable jewelry manufacturing site by using advanced technologies to recycle wastewater. Discharged wastewater must be treated to reduce nutrients and suspended solids. The…

Tagged: recycling, wastewater, china

Started Jan 26

 

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The Taylor Companies, located in Bedford, Ohio, is the oldest furniture manufacturer and the 28th oldest family business in the United States. In their February 2010 issue, CBC (Cleveland Business Connects) Magazine placed the spotlight on the compa…
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Kraft has achieved its goal of reducing waste by 150 million pounds two years ahead of schedule. The Packaging Eco-Calculator is used early in their product design phase and helps design packaging more efficiently.The full story can be found at Envi…
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Consumer "stuff" contributes more diversity to the waste stream than other categories. Packaging, electronics, toys, automotive waste...the list is endless. What solution can reduce this flow? Peruse the Story of Stuff website. Ideas? Share her
January 26
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January 26

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Case Western Reserve University
What attracts you to the concept of zero waste?
I'm a student from Case Western working with E4S this semester. I want to learn about zero waste and the steps individuals and businesses can take to reach this goal.
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CBC Magazine Features The Taylor Companies

The Taylor Companies, located in Bedford, Ohio, is the oldest furniture manufacturer and the 28th oldest family business in the United States. In their February 2010 issue, CBC (Cleveland Business Connects) Magazine placed the spotlight on the company for their sustainability practices. They have revitalized a 50-acre Bedford brownstone, use energy-efficient equipment, and have cut their natural gas consumption by 59 percent.

The entire article from the February 2010 Sustainability Edit… Continue

Posted on February 9, 2010 at 12:40pm —

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At 1:00pm on January 26, 2010, Annabel Khouri said…
Welcome! Thanks for joining the discussion. Do you know if Case has any goals around waste?
 
 

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