Sarah Fister Gale is a freelance writer based in Chicago.
Recognizing the mountains of avoidable waste and the vast opportunities for improvements, corporate cafeterias, restaurants, and catering services across the nation are targeting dining operations for their next big green initiatives.
Not only does it matter what kinds of materials go into products, it matters what can be done with products when their lives are over. From cars to carpets to cameras, businesses are incorporating end-of-life issues to make more sustainable designs.
From helping employees visualize the impact of their waste to turning it into a revenue stream, innovative companies and consultants offer their suggestions for the best cheap and easy-to-implement green initiatives
Milliken and Co. has long subscribed to the belief that waste and pollution cost money. Sustainability Director Bill Gregory speaks to GreenBiz Radio about how the carpet industry is joining together to improve carpet recycling and the ways in which end-of-life thinking has led to new products.
Green Plug founder Frank Paniagua speaks with GreenBiz Radio about designing his company's universal power adapter, which can trim e-waste and boost power supply energy efficiency.
The second half of this two-part podcast series with Jim Hartzfeld of InterfaceRAISE looks at how the company took a cue from nature to break new ground in carpet design.
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