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July 13, 2012
GE Lighting rolls out new lighting program at 7,000 Walgreens

Walgreens recently upgraded its general lighting across 80% of the chain's nationwide locations, through a partnership with GE Lighting.

June 22, 2012
Duracell brings 10-year battery life to market

Duracell is bringing peace of mind to the battery category thanks to a new innovation that extends battery life to 10 years when left in storage.

December 20, 2011
Macy's offering recyclable gift cards

Macy's is partnering with Earthworks System LLC, a provider of 100% recycled PVC sheets for the plastic card industry and plastic card recycling programs, to provide its customers with a recyclable gift card program for the retailer’s customers.

June 2, 2011
Shaw's Mass. stores recognized for recycling efforts

Shaw’s Supermarkets has announced tha its Massachusetts stores have received supermarket recycling program certification from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.

March 18, 2011
Walmart dumps the extra waste

Walmart announced it has eliminated more than 80% of the waste that would go to landfills from its operations in California by implementing a comprehensive waste reduction program. The results far exceed national average where EPA estimates only 45% of waste is diverted from landfills and the California rate of 65%.

February 28, 2011
Office Depot launches sustainable lamp line

Office Depot announced that it has launched a new line of energy-efficient lamps under the “Realspace” brand. The full range of Realspace lighting is available at more than 1,100 Office Depot retail store locations across the country and online at www.officedepot.com.

February 9, 2011
Staples Advantage introduces sustainable kitchen, janitorial products

Staples Advantage, the business-to-business division of Staples Inc., announced its new Sustainable Earth by Staples janitorial paper products and compostable kitchen items including cups, plates and cutlery.

December 22, 2010
Lowe's first national retailer to offer Energy Star-rated LED bulb

Lowe’s announced that it is the first national retailer to offer consumers the industry’s first and only Energy Star-rated LED A-Line bulb.

November 11, 2010
Best Buy encourages consumers to recycle on Nov. 15

Best Buy announced that it is encouraging consumers nationwide to take action on America Recycles...

September 15, 2010
Sears launches waste-prevention plan

Sears Holdings announced a new agreement with WasteWise, the country's first national voluntary solid waste...

May 25, 2010
Best Buy partners with EPA to promote proper appliance disposal

Best Buy announced it has partnered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Responsible Appliance...

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