Sustainable Trends in Foodservice » greenhouse gas emissions http://ecotakeouts.com/reusable-to-go-blog G.E.T. Enterprises, Inc. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:50:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Sustainable Packaging Coalition Finds Biodegradables Aren’t So Green http://ecotakeouts.com/reusable-to-go-blog/?p=100 http://ecotakeouts.com/reusable-to-go-blog/?p=100#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:44:57 +0000 Wilma http://ecotakeouts.com/reusable-to-go-blog/?p=100 Read More  |  Blog Home]]> The Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC), an industry working group committed to promoting innovative packaging that is eco-friendly, found that biodegradable waste has an overall negative impact on greenhouse gas emissions.

While there are some landfills that can capture methane gas generated by waste and convert it into energy, the percentage of energy conversion is relatively low.

This recent greenhouse gas study supports the idea that we should reuse and minimize the waste we send to landfills.

To read the complete article on greenbiz.com, click the following link http://www.greenbiz.com/news/2011/03/29/surprise-biodegradable-packaging-still-bad-planet.

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