Alan Baker's blog: Disposal and Recycling


(PARODY) Taco Bell's Green Initiative // 07.13.2009

I saw this parody on The Onion about a new (fake) green initiative by Taco Bell.  It makes fun of Taco Bell food for not containing any natural ingredients (no offense is meant if you're a fan of Taco Bell food).  If you haven't heard of them, The Onion is a fake news site that parodies pretty much anything you might see in the world as reported by the media.

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Using Product Teardowns to Save Green and Be Green // 07.08.2009

Product teardowns are often a good idea when trying to cut costs in manufacturing, finding innovative ways to add value to an existing product without adding to the product's cost, or general ways of improving margin.

Let's take greening your product line for example.  Many consumers see the benefits of being green, however, due to the severe economic downturn, few people are willing to pay... More »

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Get Rewarded for Recycling // 06.26.2009

A friend sent me a link a while back to an interesting company called RecycleBank. RecycleBank is essentially a rewards program for recycling.  You recycle all your recyclable material, recyclables are tracked via an ID tag, and RecycleBank awards you points for how much you recycle.  These points are then redeemable for rewards at participating stores like CVS, Target, Bed Bath and... More »

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