by Anne Pernick | Feb 23, 2021 | Reducing Consumption
Two years ago now, though it seems much longer than that, I traveled from the USA to Germany for a sustainable packaging conference organized by denkhausbremen and Environmental Paper Network – International. Over 60 people joined me, mostly from across Europe...
by Anne Pernick | Feb 10, 2021 | Media Release, Reducing Consumption
Asheville, NC – The Environmental Paper Network-North America launched SolvingPackaging.org today to accelerate the solutions to the packaging crisis. SolvingPackaging.org brings together the expertise of leading conservation, zero waste and public health...
by Anne Pernick | Nov 27, 2019 | EPN-North America, Reduce Greenhouse Gases, Reducing Consumption, Social Responsibilty
Photo by chuttersnap on Unsplash Heading into the year-end holidays our list of to-do’s may include some gift-giving, some special cooking, and a lot of trying to save the world with our individual choices to cut consumption and avoid throwaway products and packaging....
by Anne Pernick | Oct 9, 2018 | EPN-North America, Reducing Consumption
Do you know how much money the public spends to manage phone books in the U.S.? Or how many trees are lost to make them? Hear from Megan Byers in this video on the many big impacts of unwanted phone books. Megan is the Associate for Policy, Programs, and Outreach at...
by Anne Pernick | Oct 2, 2018 | EPN-North America, Reducing Consumption
Unwanted junk mail is more than a nuisance; it’s the cause of a great deal of waste. Hear from Brett Chamberlin of The Story of Stuff Project about the many reasons we should opt out of junk mail. Brett runs the Catalog Choice program which helps individuals and...
