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August 21st, 2008 No Comments

Scented products contain undisclosed compounds that are defined as hazardous chemicals under U.S. law, an environmental researcher says.
Steinemann’s analysis of six best-selling items (three air fresheners and three laundry products) found they contained nearly 100 volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, “but none of the VOCs were listed on any product label.”
Ten of the VOCs are […]

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IKEA, market leaders

July 24th, 2008 1 Comment

IKEA is large enough to set trends in the marketplace.  When they introduced a 0.05$ charge to take a plastic grocery bag, people took notice.
In the first six months of the “Bag the Bag” program, IKEA Canada has reduced its Plastic Bag use by 90 per cent across the country. Last October, IKEA Canada conducted […]

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