Yesterday I listened to a fantastic webinar on Packaging Sustainability from the 2 Degrees Network featuring Katherine O'Dea of Green Blue. Among her many statistics, she laid out how different companies in her survey measure sustainable packaging. The list she gave provides a great checklist for other companies attempting to reduce their impact. So here's her list as well as some suggestions of how to improve those particular metrics. Read

The chasing arrows recycling symbol is well-known and seen everywhere, but despite being ubiquitous, it's not very clear. If something has a recycling symbol on it, then it's recyclable, right? Well...kinda. Read

Let's get one thing straight, I think biodegradable packaging is a very good thing. I encourage large companies like Coca-Cola to push for more environmentally safe plant-based plastics in their packaging. I get excited to see take-out restaurants offer biodegradable cutlery. But I'm also aware that our current system is not setup for biodegradable packaging. Here's a primer on our current eco-dilemma. Read