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If you’ve been reading our blog, you’ve probably noticed that we go a long way to take care of Mother Earth. Although there are tons of other companies that cherish her too, we wanted to give a special shout-out to Aveda, an environmentally conscious manufacturer and distributor of beauty products. Share this:Email
Ever wonder what you can and can’t recycle or upcycle? Do you have sustainable living questions? Want to know just what TerraCycle does with all that trash? Share this:Email
“We’ve come a long way, baby.” Microwave popcorn was a big advancement. So was instant coffee. But convenience and clever packaging doesn’t always translate into eco-friendly. Lately, we’ve come across some great innovations that have all three attributes. Share this:Email
Bag The Box fans, Cooking Light got it right – for the second year in a row! We’re humbled to share with you that our Malt-O-Meal Honey Nut Scooters and Three Sisters Honey Oaties earned two out of three spots in the Honey Toasted Os category of the magazine’s annual Taste Test Awards! Share this:Email
“It takes a village.” When it comes to living a more sustainable life,this adage couldn’t be more true. It takes everyone, including the businesses that produce the products we consume every day, to make changes that will impact our lives and help this great place called Earth survive for many years to come. Since attending … Continue reading
Does anyone else feel like August just flew by? It feels like just yesterday we were getting ready for summer, and now we’re gearing up for back to school. Though we’re sad it’s over, August was a fun month for us with a few blogger friends sharing their Bag The Box love. Share this:Email
Editors’ Note: This post comes to you from Bob Lilienfeld, editor of The ULS Report, a highly respected and widely read newsletter aimed at spreading the benefits of source reduction (ULS means Use Less Stuff). He is known all over the world for his work in the areas of source reduction and waste prevention. Below … Continue reading
As you know, we love talking about bags over here. After all, they are pretty important to us. Did you know that most families will only buy boxed cereal? Inside every box is a BAG of cereal! If you think about it, that’s just double packaging. We’re trying to get people to give our cereal … Continue reading
We like to think that you’re all ahead of the curve – after all, you were committed to doing what’s best for the Earth by purchasing products with less packaging before it was cool! It seems that consumers like you (and companies like ours) have started a trend, because we’ve noticed more people joining the … Continue reading
We did. Along with others who reduce needless packaging right from the start. What we’re talking about is called “precycling,” the proactive approach to reducing waste from the beginning instead of finding more eco-friendly ways of disposing of it in the end. We’re certainly not alone in talking about this. The eco-experts at Earth911.com just … Continue reading