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Fully Recyclable School Desk, the Qdesk, Brings Cool to School

Put the Cool in the School. The Qdesk from Qproducts will put the "cool" in the "school"! This award winning school desk is made in one piece with 100 percent recyclable polyethylene and is now available for schools in Americas and Europe

21 Jul 2009

Low Cost Generator Set to Bring Power to Poor Communities

A low-cost generator with the potential to transform lives in the world's poorest communities is now being tested across the UK and in Nepal

19 Jul 2009

Chinese Made LED Watches Undercutting Japanese and Korean Made Products

Established manufacturers of LED watches are facing a new challenge from China wholesale LED watch manufacturers

19 Jul 2009

Sustainable Product Index Announced by Walmart

Walmart has announced plans to develop a worldwide sustainable product index during a meeting with 1,500 of its suppliers, associates and sustainability leaders at its home office. The index will establish a single source of data for evaluating the sustainability of products

17 Jul 2009

Green Potential of Polyvinyl Alcohol Examined in New Report

iSmithers Rapra Publishing has announced the release of Polyvinyl Alcohol: Materials, Processing and Applications

14 Jul 2009

Environmentally Friendly Lubricating Grease Made From Biomaterials

A team of researchers from the University of Huelva has developed an environmentally-friendly lubricating grease based on ricin oil and cellulose derivatives, according to the journal Green Chemistry. The new formula does not include any of the contaminating components used to manufacture traditional industrial lubricants

12 Jul 2009

Biomaterials From SABIC Increase Options for Environmentally Sustainable Products

SABIC Innovative Plastics launches two new products in a line of LNP Thermocomp specialty compounds that use curaua fiber and wood flour natural reinforcements. These new materials can be used for a variety of applications including automotive interiors and packaging

12 Jul 2009

Cresco Concrete Products Introduces Innovative Green Building Product Line

Cresco Concrete Products now offers a complete line of precast fence systems featuring lightweight panels and rails. The company also manufactures Liteblok™, a lightweight, interlocking, dry stacked green building block

6 Jul 2009

Green Seal Launches Environmental Leadership Standard for Soaps, Cleansers and Shower Products

Green Seal has developed a standard to help consumers identify what is really green and what isn't when shopping the personal care aisle

2 Jul 2009

Interest Free Loans For UK Businesses to Improve Energy Efficiency and Reduce Their Carbon Footprint

The Carbon Trust is to improve access for small and medium businesses to over £100m in interest-free and unsecured loans, it was announced today. The move is intended to help more businesses survive the recession by cutting both their energy costs and their carbon footprints

30 Jun 2009