Kroger Makes It To Newsweek's List Of Top 500 Environment-Friendly Companies

Retailer Kroger Co. said it has been included in the Newsweek Green Rankings list of the top 500 environment-friendly companies for 2016. Kroger's sustainability efforts include reducing its carbon footprint by reducing overall energy consumption in all of its stores by 35 percent. Also, the retailer is nearing the EPA's Zero Waste threshold of 90 percent. Kroger, a founding partner of Feeding America, supports organizations that bring food and hope to hungry people. During the last eight years, Kroger has created more than 74,000 new jobs.

"Kroger Recognized in Newsweek's 2016 Green Rankings", Kroger , June 07, 2016

Kimberly-Clark Professional Expands Recycling Program Coverage To Industrial And Manufacturing Segments

Kimberly-Clark Professional said it has expanded its RightCycle by Kimberly-Clark Professional recycling program to accept participants from the manufacturing and industrial sectors. Launched in 2011, the recycling program allows participants to recycle non-hazardous waste, such as nitrile gloves and apparel, instead of sending them to landfills. Having diverted more than 300 tones of waste from landfills, the program sends recyclables to recyclers in the US, turning them into nitrile powder and pellets used to create ecology-friendly consumer products and durable goods.

"Kimberly-Clark Professional Expands RightCycle, the First Large-Scale Recycling Program for Non-Hazardous Lab and Cleanroom Waste, to Industrial Environments", Kimberly-Clark, June 09, 2016

Beauty And Personal Care Companies Create Ingredients As Good As Those From Nature

Manufacturers of beauty and personal care products are developing more nature-identical materials that can be used as ingredients in place of natural extracts, botanicals, and actives. These efforts are driven by concern about sustainability and depletion of natural resources, the need for reliable consistency, price, and other related factors. Among the more popular ingredients is the Erasa XEP-30 Extreme Line Lifting and Rejuvenation Concentrate, introduced in 2015 and winner of the 2016 Breakthrough Face Product award from totalbeauty.com, and created by BioMimetics Laboratories chief scientist Jules Zecchino. Helped by available extraction processes capable of creating new materials that uses and improves those available from nature, manufacturers create nature-identical ingredients, including antioxidants and preservatives with various applications, such as anti-aging skincare and haircare.

"Virtual Reality", Household And Personal Products Industry, June 01, 2016

Cleancult Launches Kickstarter Campaign To Raise Funds For Planned Box Subscription Service For Green Household Cleaning Products

Cleancult, a startup seeking to offer a subscription service for environment-friendly and safe household cleaning products, has launched a fund-raising campaign on Kickstarter. Seeking to raise $10,000, the company plans to start its business by offering laundry detergents. Company founder Ryan Lupberger said, Cleancult will provide consumers with a detergent that removes 94 percent of stains without toxins.

"'Cleancult' Is A New Box Subscription for Toxin-Free Cleaning Products", BostInno, June 07, 2016