

Today’s guest blogger, REI employee Ching Fu, recounts the soaring highs and chilly lows of her bike tour of the entire Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway last summer: It had been raining for 3 days straight, and I was ready to just be home. But I had to keep pedaling. The bitter cold rain was an unwelcome surprise, especially since it was July in the southeast... ...
REI's packaging-reduction efforts continue to gather attention and elicit admiration, as this article published today (Dec. 22) in the British national daily The Guardian explains. Among the article's highlights: • How recycled plastic hangers helped shrink the environmental impact of REI-brand product hangtags. • A look at the little things—twist ties, plastic bags, tape and staples—and their roles in packaging reduction. • More on REI's strategy for slashing the use of paper and ...
Posted by KellyH on December 22, 2011 8:09 PM & Tagged environmental impact, packaging and sustainability | permalink | Comments
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