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01 Sep, 2008

A silly “green” movement, IMO

Posted by: waste-knot In: Uncategorized

I came across this article on CNN.com when I was surfing last week…
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/08/26/trayless.colleges.ap/index.html
I had to laugh to myself.
I think people are (partially) missing the boat on what it means to be green.
Sure, I get the idea that getting rid of trays in cafeterias is supposed to cut energy and water, even keeping “water-polluting detergents” to a [...]

20 Aug, 2008

One Product, Two Boxes

Posted by: RebeccaR In: Uncategorized

I purchased a brand new Linksys USB Wireless-G Adapter from Amazon.com recently.  The seller mailed it in a box that just fit, with no extra paper or bubble-wrap.  That was good.  Unfortunately, the Linksys packaging itself was needlessly wasteful.  Linksys favors a layered approach, using double-boxes.
As you can see from the picture, the actual USB adapter is smaller than the starter CD. [...]

18 Aug, 2008

Painful Painkiller Packaging

Posted by: waste-knot In: Uncategorized

A member of my family allowed me to take a peek at his painkiller packaging yesterday.  He laughs every time he picks up his huge bag of fifteen Fentanyl patches at the pharmacy.  Here’s why…
 

In this first shot, I’ve placed a red Sharpie in, for scale purposes.  The box is not all that big, roughly [...]

15 Aug, 2008

Watching the wasting

Posted by: waste-knot In: Uncategorized

We are a great nation of consumers.  If you sell it, we are going to buy it.  That’s the beauty of America!  Along with the rise of consumerism, we’re now finding that we need to kick up our conservation too.  Going green is definitely the new black- everybody’s doing it!  We encourage you to look for ways to [...]



  • waste-knot: Thanks, RebeccaR! It's a wonder you could even find your wireless adaptor in all that mess. :O Buried on the "Company" page, under "Policies &
  • waste-knot: Well, part of their slogan is "Expect More." Maybe that is what they mean by "more"...more cardboard- so that when the economy gets worse, you will b
  • Ryan Wanger: Not to make this even more complicated, but what about the idea that not having a tray could possibly have the side effect of reduced food consumption

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Companies need to start being held responsible for the amount of packaging they put around their products. Products are shipped in excessively sized boxes full of harmful packaging materials. We need to let these companies know that we are not happy with these practices.

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