Cali Expands Plastic Bag Ban

Some parts of Los Angeles County have followed other California cities in moving to ban single-use plastic bags. County supervisors voted 3-1 to OK the measure that prohibits giving customers single-use plastic bags and would force customers to pay 10 cents for each paper bag, according to MSNBC. The exception to the rule, which already [...]

Whole Foods Makes Plastic, Seafood Ultimatums

The publicly-traded natural food retailer Whole Foods Market recently followed its beauty ultimatum with a new plan to implement new packaging guidelines for its body care and supplement products. In an effort to cut down on plastic consumption, the company will get body and supplement suppliers to switch to post-consumer recycled (PCR) bottles and will [...]

NYC To Host Sustainable Beauty Summit

New York City will be host to the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit in March, where industry moguls including Aveda founder and a Burt’s Bees exec will speak about the business of beauty, environmental awareness and conscious capitalism. Aveda and Intelligent Nutrients Founder Horst Rechelbacher will open the Organic Monitor summit, which will also feature a talk [...]

No BS Skincare: Derma e

Safe, effective skincare for many skin ailments and general anti-aging, from a seasoned skincare company that respects both its customers and the environment.

Sustainable Soap

Maggie Hanus has been erasing her carbon footprint far before green became a fad. In 1995, she started the Austin-area small business, A Wild Soap Bar, making soap and other person care products, without using harmful chemicals such as parabens, sulfates and phthalates. She went further, and excluded filler ingredients such as petroleum products, preservatives [...]