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This Week's Top Green Design Stories California Tackles Heavy Metals in Consumer Packaging That zippered plastic wrapping around a new comforter, or the plastic packaging on new cosmetics, toys, or pet supplies may contain illegal amounts of heavy metals, finds a new report by the national Toxics in Packaging Clearinghouse. In response, California officials are enforcing a new law that sets limits on heavy metals in packaging. (Environment News Service) Read more... Bulk Packaging Suppliers Focused on Efficiency and Environment Buyers are looking to their bulk packaging suppliers to help them better maximize their supply chain efficiencies, improve cost effectiveness, and provide more green products for use in their supply chains. (Purchasing Magazine) Read more... Blueprint for a Green Laptop How to make one of our most ubiquitous gadgets — every part of it — environmentally sound. (PopSci) Read more... Building a Cooler, Greener Dry-Cleaning Machine Cool Clean Technologies of Eagan, Minn., makes equipment that cleans by using carbon dioxide instead of traditional chemicals. ([Minneapolis-St. Paul] Star Tribune) Read more... Green Chemistry: Changing an Industry You can't do green design without green materials, and material innovations tend to come from chemists. So what are chemists doing to save the world? (WorldChanging) Read more... Consumer Demands, Costs Drive Greener Packaging From the boardrooms of some of the nation's biggest packaging and consumer goods companies to Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, designing packaging with less material and more recyclable content while reducing shipment and handling is suddenly a hot topic. (Cincinnati Inquirer) Read more... Want More Newsletters? SLM produces periodic newsletters on targeted sustainable business topics such as Sustainable Branding, Green Design, Climate Change & Business, and more. Join our community of business professionals and take your pick -- it's free! Forward to a Friend! Find Peers and Partners If you haven’t already joined the fastest growing online sustainable business community, create a profile now and start connecting. Solution Providers

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