Trans World Seeks Point-Of-Sale Energy Efficiencies
Entertainment retailer Trans World expects to realize a 30% chain-wide reduction in power with Epicor’s Retail Green IT program for maximizing energy efficiencies in point-of-sale systems. Via Marketwire
View ArticleReplicator Offers ‘Green’ Printing Services
GreenDigitalPrinting.com -- a brand of Canadian CD/DVD replicator Precision Disc Manufacturing – employs waste-reducing digital printing processes, recycled paper and board substrates, and inks that...
View ArticleUbisoft Cuts Printed Manuals From Packages, Intros Recycled Case
Videogame publisher Ubisoft is embarkings on two green packaging initiatives: elimination of printed instrution manuals and introduction of disc cases made from 100-percent-recycled polypropylene. The...
View ArticleMaine Packaging Company Markets Recycled-Plastic DVD Tray
Biddeford, ME-based SunLyte Packaging says its new double DVD tray, made from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic, helps to substantially reduce shipping weight of DVD packages. The automation-friendly...
View Article'EcoDisc' Claims 50 Percent Less Plastic Use Than Conventional DVD
A UK firm is launching an optical disc that uses 50 percent less polycarbonate than a conventional DVD, while removing the need for bonding resins, yet is playable in standard DVD devices. EcoDisc...
View ArticleHow Large Is Media and Entertainment’s Carbon Footprint?
PBS takes a stab at analyzing the entertainment and media supply chains for their environmental sustainability. At present, the carbon-footprint calculations are somewhat back-of-the-envelope. But in...
View Article‘E-Waste’ Law Takes Effect In New York
New York becomes the 22nd state to pass an “electronic waste” law to combat the growing stream of junked consumer electronics and computer accessories. The law requires manufacturers of DVD players and...
View ArticleMulti Packaging Shifts To Sustainable Energy Sources
Packaging provider Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS) says it is switching to 25% green energy at its manufacturing facilities in Dallas, TX and South Plainfield, NJ. The move promises to reduce MPS’s...
View ArticleAll-Paper Disc Packaging Is Identical In Dimensions To Industry’s Plastic...
Netherlands-based company PaperFoam is marketing a new line of CD, DVD, and Blu-ray disc packages that are constructed entirely out of paper. But unlike rival green packaging products, the company...
View ArticleFTC Proposes Revisions to ‘Green Guides’
By Larissa Faw Green-friendly claims have been a proven lure in attracting consumers. One in four 18-24-year-olds (26%) will pay more for a product if it’s eco-friendly, according to Cone Marketing....
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