Design 127: Environmental Consciousness

http://www.spartech.com/eco_initiative/packaging.html

This company offers high performance rigid plastic packaging; Packalloy TPX in food packaging is a polypropylene alloy that replaces thicker alternative materials and is 100% recyclable. They also provide plates that goes from the freezer to microwave used as one-serve dinner ware, and also baby food container.

http://www.naturapackaging.com/
This company provides biodegradable packing for fruits and vegetables, and also waste bags and shopping bags.

http://terrapackaging.com/
A company dedicated to research, development and manufacturing of earth friendly products for both commercial and consumer use.  They provide biodegradable plastic containers, and various other earth friendly products. 

http://www.biospherecorp.com/index.htm
Biosphere Industries is presents a new rigid packaging alternative to paper and plastics.  This new materials are bio-based and can be used in food service items as well as general packaging, this product biodegrades in 40 days or less. 

http://www.greenlightproducts.co.uk/index.html

This company provides various environmentally sustainable loosefill, air cushion void fill, polyurethane foam, foam block cushioning for packaging, and various other biodegradable products.   

I found this chair at www.steelcase.com.  The Think chair (http://steelcase.com/na/think_products.aspx?f=11845) is has been certified by MBDC as a Cradle to Cradel Gold product.  The Think chair is highly recyclable and safe for the enviromental health.  Steel case says that this chair is up to 99% recyclable by weight.  44% of the chair is made of recycled content.  This chair is design to be both egronomic and also enviromental.