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Pretenders wrap "Concrete" in seeds

October 28th, 2008 · No Comments

By John DeFore

Pretenders bandleader Chrissie Hynde has been visible for years as a vegetarian and PETA supporter, but her latest album nods to the well-being of the plant world as well.

The first copies of the band’s new album Break up the Concrete come wrapped in a half-sleeve made of handmade paper with tiny seeds molded into it. Listeners can soak the paper in water and plant it in hopes of growing some flowers.

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Paperless Receipts: Cutting Business Expenses, Not Trees

September 10th, 2008 · No Comments

By Catherine Colbert

We all know the drill: “Paper or plastic?” But when it comes to receipts there hasn’t been a choice — until now. allEtronic, a Fullerton, Calif., company knows that paper receipts are a nuisance and wants to rid the retail experience of those paper tag-a-longs that billow out of your purse, bulge inside your wallet, and languish in Rubbermaid containers in your closet.

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MeetingPod Pre-empts Paper, Makes Meetings More Eco-Friendly

August 14th, 2008 · No Comments

By Barbara Kessler

Worried about the stacks of duplicated reports and reprinted Power Points that get passed around at meetings? Maybe you are, maybe you aren’t. But as companies assess the carbon impact of their activities, the paper-choked meeting is becoming an issue, and a UK company is in the wings with the solution: an electronic device called MeetingPod.

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Fidelity Reduces Paper Use; Contracts Signed In Cyberspace

August 13th, 2008 · No Comments

By John DeFore

More and more corporate emails these days end with text blurbs urging the recipient not to print messages out unless absolutely necessary. Hard copies of documents are a must in some instances, of course, but they’re becoming less and less necessary thanks to some efforts to finally make good on the computer [...]

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Conserve Your Office Paper

August 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Consider implementing these strategies at your office: printing only what you must, using both sides of the paper, widening your margins and looking for recycled paper at the office store. For more information, see our story Trim Your Waste While Working At Your Desk.

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