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Clearly the classroom is the place where the future begins to unfold. What better place than schools to use greener, healthier products and model environmental sustainability? The market is teeming with earth-friendly school and office supplies, guarding the health of students and their teachers. Non-toxic school supplies make a real difference in the quality of the indoor air and the level of toxins that we expose our children to daily. Why not shut the leading polluters – PCVs, BPA, lead and xylene – out of class? A new generation of green school supplies can send them packing. Many school supplies are made out of PVC – a plastic that contains chemical additives such as phthalates,…. Click Here to Read More

  Living green is becoming a way of life more and more everyday for more and more people. People are more aware of the danger this world is in from global warming and the green house effect. I have noticed that big companies are even adopting the living green way of doing things. Car companies are making and pushing hybrid and electric cars. Energy companies are looking in to using alternate energy sources such as wind and solar energy. TV stations are promoting green activities. Politicians are even starting to put saving the environment on their agenda. If you just look around you can see that living green is really catching on.     For most people saving the environment is enough for…. Click Here to Read More

What difference can one homeowner make to the environment? Why, when big polluters are making “green” changes, do we need to change our daily living habits? The answer is simple… children! By making slight and easy changes in the way we look at, and treat Planet Earth today, future generations of children will have learned by example. Teach the Children My children love the outdoors, because I expose them to it. They also love computers, and I am sure if we exposed them to fast foods they would love that as well. It’s all about making good choices and being a good example. I’m not talking about wearing hemp clothing or eating granola all day long although there are those who do. You do…. Click Here to Read More

Green painting is using environmentally friendly paints and applying environmentally friendly painting and cleanup techniques. Green painting is not only good for the environment but it is also good for you in that paints can cause harm to you through the inhalation of dangerous fumes and from potential paint entering into our groundwater. While paint getting into our water system or groundwater is rare, it can occur as a result of improper painting cleanup techniques. An added benefit to green painting is that it won’t cost you any more than conventional painting. It’s just a matter of changing habits and taking a few extra steps to ensure a healthier painting experience for you and…. Click Here to Read More

Christmas is not usually what one thinks of when thinking Green. This year let’s green up our holidays. There are many ways we can reduce our energy consumption and reduce waste during this time of year. 1. Switch from traditional Christmas lights to L.E.D. Lights. They will reduce your energy consumption greatly, the average string of 50 lights uses 300 watts of energy, the same 50 set of LED lights only uses 4 watts of energy and last up to 100,000 hours. Talk about savings! Not only are we saving a huge amount of energy, we are also keeping precious dollars in our bank accounts. 2. Put all your lights on timers. By putting all your lights on timers (inside and out), you will save energy…. Click Here to Read More

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If we look in the past, we will come to know that composting is not at all a new phenomenon, it is as old as the existence of plants in the earth. The nature’s way of composting starts when leaves and fruits fall from trees and when trees die, through these ways nature enriches the soil. But, in this 21st century with the advancement of technologies, procedures of composting have changed. In today’s fast paced world, people are more self dependent and do not want to reckon from someone/something else. And when it comes to composting there is no exception. Every year, on an average 200 pounds of green waste materials come out from kitchen and thrown out by a family. Combination of such huge…. Click Here to Read More

The Editors of Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine have announced the Green Awards for 2008 and Container Exchanger (www.ContainerExchanger.com) is among the winners.  The editors noted that, “Green” and “sustainability” have become new watchwords for the supply chain. Whether or not you believe that green supply chain goals are practical or attainable, and regardless of your feelings on topics like global warming and fair trade, the fact remains that more and more companies are beginning to incorporate green goals into their corporate social responsibility programs, and chief executives are looking to their supply chains to help meet those goals.” This year Supply & Demand Chain…. Click Here to Read More

This year Supply & Demand Chain Executive recognized small, midsize and large companies that are taking steps to realize green goals and created the 2008 Green Supply Chain Awards. From the nominated companies the review panel selected 21 that stood out for their projects to incorporate sustainability objectives into their own supply chains or to enable sustainability in their customers’ supply chain. The Editors of Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine have announced the Green Awards for 2008 and Container Exchanger (www.ContainerExchanger.com) is among the winners.  The editors noted that, “Green” and “sustainability” have become new watchwords for the supply chain. Whether or not…. Click Here to Read More

According to David Madden, President of Container Exchanger, “We are proud to receive this Green Award recognition by the editors of Supply & Demand Chain Executive.”  The editors gave Container Exchanger the Supplier Award Winner noting, “In addition to its goal of achieving carbon neutrality for its offices by the end of 2009, Container Exchanger offers its clients returnable packaging broker services, resell folding bulk containers, metal storage bins, plastic industrial totes, plastic pallets and used Gaylord boxes throughout the U.S. market. “Our clients, both buyers and sellers, use our services to reduce their own carbon footprints while simultaneously improving…. Click Here to Read More