Sustainability
Techniques, initiatives, education and planning
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Retailers sort hazardous-waste laws
Retail giant Walmart recently pled guilty to multiple violations of hazardous-waste laws and agreed to pay $82 million for the violations.
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Has USGBC shifted its focus?
Local design firm feels council is more concerned about profits than its core mission.
Building projects aren’t the only thing the U.S. Green Building Council certifies for LEED.
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Environmental alliance diversifies
Partnership with Minnesota GreenStar is for remodeling certification.
The local Alliance for Environmental Sustainability announced it has partnered with Minnesota GreenStar, a green remodeling certification program.
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Haworth Inc. continues to advance its commitment of sustainability
Haworth Inc. recently released its eighth annual sustainability report, and the Holland-based, global office furniture manufacturer is continuing to make progress on its zero-waste-to-landfill mission.
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How about $1.79 a gallon?
After joining the Alliance AutoGas Network just six months ago, Crystal Flash Energy in Grand Rapids has secured its first three fleet customers.
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TripAdvisor names CityFlatsHotel Grand Rapids gold GreenLeader
CityFlatsHotel Grand Rapids has been accepted as a gold level GreenLeader in the new TripAdvisor GreenLeaders program, which helps travelers plan greener trips by identifying environmentally friendly accommodations across the U.S.
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New Walker business to sell biodegradable trash bags
Back to Earth plastic bags are said to decompose within five years.
The massive number of plastic bags ending up in landfills is a major problem for landfill operators in many parts of the world, so the executives of Great Lakes Bottled Water in Walker have organized a new business to distribute plastic trash bags described as being truly biodegradable “under landfill conditions.”
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Downtown Holiday Inn adopts paperless check-in
Holiday Inn Grand Rapids Downtown is adopting a new paperless check-in process that is expected to save the hotel more than 33,000 sheets of paper per year.
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State Street is open for business
Organizers of weekend urban intervention draw a large crowd.
A grassroots development idea turned into a two-day showcase on State Street on a recent weekend, and the result from the Build a Better Block campaign is that the street is now open for business.
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Made in Michigan product line offers companies sustainable gifts
Having items made locally also means more jobs are filled.
(As seen on WZZM TV 13) Companies focused on developing zero waste streams are looking for recognition products that fit their sustainability mission, and Grand Rapids company Promotional Impact’s Green Giftz line is creating products to fill that need.
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