by Dennis Salazar | Jun 25, 2009 | Sustainable Perspective
Recently on this blog we published a post applauding mega retailer Home Depot for going above and beyond in their garden department by making it easy for their customers to return their empty polystyrene floral containers. They could have decided their responsibility...
by Dennis Salazar | Jun 9, 2009 | Sustainable Perspective
In an unprecedented move, the Globe Guard Eco Consistency Award judges held a first ever midyear caucus and by unanimous vote decided to give Home Depot this prestigious award. OK, that all sounds quite impressive but the fact is that my wife took me shopping for the...
by Dennis Salazar | Mar 19, 2009 | Sustainable Products
It probably sounds strange coming from us because we are so outspoken critics of waste and we encourage using less whenever possible. However, the first objective of being a sustainable (green) business is to be a sustainable (viable) business. At times like this,...
by Dennis Salazar | Jun 26, 2008 | Sustainable Perspective
Ever wonder what happens to your aluminum cans, food containers, corrugated boxes, and other recyclables after they are picked up at the curb? We did, and not long ago got a tour of Waste Management’s recylcing facility on Chicago’s South Side. This...
