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 Stories About: business AND green living AND toxics AND United States
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Dirty Pretty Things
Two major cosmetic companies will omit harmful chemicals from products |
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18 Jan 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Dirty Pretty Things Two major cosmetic companies will omit harmful chemicals from products Revlon Inc. and L'Oreal USA have pledged to follow the European Union's relatively strict new anti-toxics rule in formulating their perfumes, hair dyes, makeup, and other products for sale in the U.S. The two companies were convinced to take the step by San Francisco's Breast Cancer Fund, which wants to shield American ... |
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| Topics: business, green living, toxics, United States (all these topics) |
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Re-Bay
eBay joins tech companies to launch electronics recycling program |
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07 Jan 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Re-Bay eBay joins tech companies to launch electronics recycling program Wondering what to do with that old Commodore 64 or Macintosh II gathering dust in your basement? According to an eBay survey, you're not alone -- some 50 percent of American households have unwanted PCs in storage. That's why the online auction giant has launched an electronics recycling program they call Rethink. In a par ... |
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| Topics: business, green living, recycling, toxics, United States (all these topics) |
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Data Dump
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23 Jul 2001 |
Daily Grist |
| Data Dump State officials in the Pacific Northwest are searching for ways to reduce the amount of high-tech waste ending up in landfills. The waste in Oregon has more than doubled since 1998, and it can be nasty stuff -- computer monitors and televisions contain four to eight pounds of lead each. The officials are considering a "bottle bill&q ... |
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| Topics: business, green living, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, pollution and waste, recycling, toxics, United States (all these topics) |
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