Envirology

1. Ecology series at Briscoes
(News/Latest News)

... Ecology philosophy is to reduce the environmental impact of the products and packaging we use in our everyday life. This is achieved by ensuring that every aspect of Ecology's development and manufacture ...

2. Barilla owns this weeks sustainability "award"
(Blog/Blog)

This weeks sustainability award goes to Barilla (http://www.barillaaus.com) for the genius packaging... They have gotten rid of their plastic packaging and instead used plain cardboard boxes. Seems to ...

3. Element magazine sent by NZGBC
(Blog/Blog)

... plastic" wrapper. Well, everything degrades - it's just a matter of time. I recall having read about the differences on "bio-degradable" and "degradable". (http://www.packagingknowledge.com/degradable_biodegradable_bags.asp ...

4. Packaging the Future: Could Paper Take Plastic’s Place
(News/Latest News)

... resource and will eventually biodegrade; it’s also not made from oil and is lightweight. There is now a growing number of paper packages, and plastic/paper hybrids appearing on the scene. Paperlite packaging, ...

5. Odwalla Juice Is The Latest To Adopt PlantBottle Technology
(News/Latest News)

... material for its bottles, though it will only make up 30 percent of the bottle, much like the Heinz PlantBottle. “The PlantBottle” packaging represents a significant step in Odwalla’s ongoing sustainability ...

6. Kiwi brand toilet paper suspected in forest loss
(News/Latest News)

... toilet roll and tissue paper is sourced from Indonesia. Activists here accuse some toilet roll brands of "greenwashing" packaging to dupe conscientious shoppers. Kiwis spent $153 million on toilet ...

7. A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Building Insulation Products
(Reports/Life Cycle Assessment)

... and from landfilling of PE-packaging waste; the latter constitutes about 20%. For paper wool insulation, the main contribution comes from production of aluminium hydroxide and from the paper production ...

8. Ecostore plastic packaging
(Blog/Blog)

Below is an email I sent to EcoStore today. I am still concerned about their plastic packaging and it unfortunately hasn't chnaged over the years. I have asked about refilling already in the store about ...

9. Environmental and energy balances of wood products and substitutes
(Material/Timber)

...  stage raw wood, parquet production, packaging, delivering, laying, sealing, renovation 1, renovation 2 and demolition. The results obtained for LCI and impact assessment are related to 1 m² of parquet ...

10. Warehouse to charge 10c for its plastic bags
(News/News Archive)

... looking to make money out of this exercise." He said the company did not intend to eliminate plastic bags altogether. The Warehouse's plan was part of a larger movement, under the Packaging Accord 2004, ...

11. Life Cycle of Window Materials - A Comperative Assessment
(Material/Windows)

... Similarly, packaging and transportation factors have also been excluded in this LCA study. The article also gives a review of a survey carried out with housing associations on performance of the windows ...