Author Archives: Danielle Park

Reusable packaging: the new (old) big thing

Top consumer brands like Nestlé and Unilever are partnering on a new service called Loop that lets customers buy household items in innovative reusable containers and return them once they’re finished. Here’s how it works. Here is a direct video … Continue reading

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First quarter job cuts confirm economic weakness spreading

The US Challenger jobs report this week offered some insight into our economic cycle as well as ongoing upheaval in the energy and automotive sector.  US job cuts in the first quarter were 190,410, 10.3% higher than in the final … Continue reading

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Turning food waste into biodegradable plastics

With poor countries now rejecting our mountains of plastic waste, and plastic particles already contaminating water and food systems worldwide, the need to reduce packaging while also producing environmentally friendly plastics is one of the most urgent issues of our … Continue reading

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