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December 14, 2007 Hot News, Cool Trends in Design for Sustainability Home | Climate News & Ideas | Connections | Events | About

Coke Debuts Lighter Glass Bottle Coca-Cola has redesigned its iconic glass "contour" bottles to use 20% less glass. The 11-ounce bottle is both shorter and slightly wider and weighs nearly two ounces less than the original design. Read more... Also This Week... GM Dedicates Entire Design Studio to Cleaner Vehicles General Motors has opened the auto industry's first design studio dedicated exclusively to developing electric vehicles. The new E-Flex Systems Design Studio will employ a team of 45 designers, engineers, and scientists to develop plug-in vehicle technologies. Read more... PC World Rolls Out Fuel-Efficient, Mouse-Shaped Delivery Trucks Electronics retailer PC World has redesigned its delivery trucks to resemble computer mouses — a branding effort that the company says affords environmental benefits as well. The new trucks provide 10% more storage capacity and, thanks to their aerodynamic design, get 20% better mileage. Read more... Nokia Unveils Greener Cellphone Nokia has unveiled a cellphone whose charger beats Energy Star efficiency requirements by 94%. The new 3110 Evolve, which is sold in packaging made from 60% recycled materials, also features a cover made from more than 50% renewable material. Read more... Wesson Oil's New "Bag-in-Box" Packaging Uses 66% Less Plastic ConAgra Foodservice has repackaged its line of Wesson Smart Choice commercial fry oils in bag-lined boxes that use 66% less plastic than the company's traditional 35-pound "jug-in-box" oils. Read more... More Greener Design News & Tools... Forward to a Friend! "Green Companies Think They Just Have to Stick a Leaf on the Label" Adam Lowry, co-founder of green cleaning products company Method, explains why green firms cannot afford to neglect design and performance when developing new products. (BusinessGreen) Read more... More Design innovators... Find Peers and Partners If you haven’t already joined the fastest growing online sustainable business community, create a profile now and start connecting. Advertise on SLM! Become a Sustainable Life Media advertiser or sponsor and reach thousands of business leaders looking for product or service solutions to help them build their sustainability story. Click here to learn more. Have a story you want told? Send it to us! Solution Providers

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