Posts tagged: #net-zero

In the News: The Anti-Packaging Movement; A Call for a Ban on Drug Ads on TV; Big Food Found Guilty in Multi Million Dollar Cover Up in GMO Labeling Fight

Posted on March 14, 2016

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The Anti-Packaging Movement Everyone has heard of recycling, but “pre-cycling” (eliminating waste before it’s created) is a more obscure concept. Stores of every kind use over zealous amounts of packaging for their products, sometimes even packing products in a plastic … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #advertising, #American Medical Association, #anti-packaging, #attorney general, #big food companies, #consumers, #drug ads, #gma, #GMO labeling, #grocery store, #net-zero, #packaging, #penalty, #pharmaceuticals, #precycling, #recycling, #Washington, #zero waste

In The News: Boston Grocery Store is Fighting Food Waste; Pollinator Populations Greatly Affect Our Food Supply; An Elementary School Leads the Way in Net-Zero Learning

Posted on February 29, 2016

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A Boston Grocery Store is Stepping Up to Reduce Food Waste and Increase Food Security The Daily Table is a grocery store in Boston that is revamping the way local residents eat, and in the process helping to reduce food waste. People … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #Boston, #children, #Climate Change, #consumers, #elementary school, #environment, #food desert, #food industry, #food security, #food supply, #food waste, #food-safety, #grocery stores, #habitat destruction, #low-flow, #net-zero, #packaging, #pollinators, #sell-by date, #solar, #sustainable agriculture, #utility bill, #wildflowers