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Dordan blog: Sustainable packaging (4)

ZWTL, Burt's Bees tour, and a call for "collective reporting"

Hello and happy 2012! Today I am going to discuss all sorts of things. First, as per the last several posts, I am reinvestigating implementing a zero-waste-to-landfill program at..

Update from SPC meeting, 2:3

Hello! Wowza it’s been a long time since I posted. My only excuse is that I was bed-ridden for close to a week with the worst case of “sore throat” imaginable, which is a pretty..

Feedback from SPC meeting, 1:3

Hey! Exciting news! Dordan WON the McHenry Country Business Champion award for 2011! We got a big shinny trophy and everything! AND, a reporter from the Northwest Herald is going..

It Aint Easy Being Green

Hey guys! Did you see this terribly sad article detailing the mass extinction of our oceans?!?! Goodness gracious sometimes being required to read all things about the environment..

Paper vs. Plastic SUPER FUN PPT

Hey yall! Guess what?!?! Tomorrow is my 24th b-day, big girl! In preparation of becoming another year wiser, I thought I would share with you some fun paper vs. plastic facts. The..

Recycling, Recycling, and Mushrooms!

Helllllloooooo my long lost packaging and sustainability friends! Oh how I have missed you! Last week’s trip was a success! We had a bunch of normal sales thingamajigs, and while..

Feedback from SPC conference, 1:3

Hello! Today we are going to discuss some of the happenings from the SPC meeting I attended the end of March in San Diego. For a discussion of the “Labeling for Recovery” workshop..

Feedback from Walmart SVN/Expo, 1:3

Hello! It has been raining in Chicago for almost a week and it is forecast to rain throughout the weekend, too. UGGGG. I hope you are all reading this from much more attractive..

Carbon Footprint Basics: understanding the value proposition for bio carbon vs. petro/fossil carbon

Hello and happy almost Friday day! Today we are going to talk about the process of deriving carbon from annually-renewable resources for synthesis into bio-based polymers. As per..

TerraCycle's brilliance and the value proposition of bio-based polymers in the context of material carbon footprint

Hello everyone! Another gloomy day in Chicago—I can’t wait to go to San Diego next week for the Sustainable Packaging Coalition’s spring meeting! AND, I just booked flights to..

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