Posts tagged: #recycling

In the News: GMO Labeling Is On Its Way; Schools Nationwide Still Have Lead in the Water; GMO Labeling Urgent as USDA Deregulates New Monsanto Corn Strains; The Silicon Valley of Recycling

Posted on March 28, 2016

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GMO Labeling Is On Its Way Last week was such a huge week for GMO labeling news! Slowly but surely, GMO labeling is on its way in the U.S., and we could not be happier! Just last week, General Mills, … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #contaminated water, #DARK act, #dicamba, #flint, #general mills, #glufosinate, #glyphosate, #gma, #GMO labeling, #grocery manufacturers association, #herbicides, #kellogg, #labeling, #lead, #lead contamination, #lead pipes, #Mars, #Monsanto, #Newark, #non-gmo, #recycling, #San Francisco, #schools, #trash removal, #usda, #Vermont, #waste management, #water testing

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: High Fructose Corn Syrup is Getting a New Name; Hamburg Bans Single Serve Pods; Brooklyn Kids Create Jobs By Composting

Posted on February 22, 2016

High Fructose Corn Syrup is Getting a New Name Consumers have started to say no to high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in their food, so big food companies are getting creative. Instead of listing HFCS as an ingredient, they are … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #act locally, #big food companies, #BK Rot, #Brooklyn, #community, #composting, #food labeling, #fructose syrup, #germany, #Hamburg, #hfcs, #high fructose corn syrup, #k-cups, #reading labels, #recycling, #reduce, #reduce reuse recycle, #single serve coffee, #think globally