TOO GOOD TO THROW AWAY

In Business, May-June, 2006, Vol. 28, No. 3, p. 13

Resource preservation involves the local community, as reuse stores build markets that channel building materials back into homes, stores and factories.

Josh Wachtel

SUSTAINABLE BUSINESSES AT THE ECOCOMPLEX INCUBATOR

In Business, May-June, 2006, Vol. 28, No. 3, p. 18

Projects at the Rutgers University EcoComplex include a landfill gas-powered greenhouse, an aquaponics system and various educational and commercial enterprises.

Cindy Rovins

WHERE FOOD DOLLARS DO THE MOST GOOD

In Business, May-June, 2006, Vol. 28, No. 3, p. 32

BALLE BEAT
Ann Bartz

BAMBOO ROCKS, SO HAWAII STOCKS

In Business, May-June, 2006, Vol. 28, No. 3, p. 30

ECOSTYLE
Delia Montgomery

TAKING THE HIGH ROAD TO ENERGY SECURITY

In Business, May-June, 2006, Vol. 28, No. 3, p. 28

Spiky, high prices have been a hardship for consumers, but the higher prices justify investments in higher cost alternatives to conventional oil.

Deron Lovaas

GREEN PLASTICS HIT THE MARKET

In Business, May-June, 2006, Vol. 28, No. 3, p. 27

Over a decade after their introduction, compostable plastic products made from biodegradable polymers gain a foothold in commercial and consumer marketplaces.

Nora Goldstein

CARPET MAKER CLOSES THE LOOP

n Business, May-June, 2006, Vol. 28, No. 3, p. 25

A leading textile company - Interface, Inc. based in Atlanta, Georgia - is using nonpetroleum feedstocks for its products with composting in mind when the fibers reach the end of their useful life.

Connie Hensler

COUNTY FINDS NEW ECONOMIC POWER AT OLD LANDFILL

In Business, May-June, 2006, Vol. 28, No. 3, p. 21

Newly-created EnergyXchange uses recovered gas to power two glass furnaces and a pottery kiln plus providing heat to greenhouses, visitors center and craft gallery.

Laura K. Moorefield

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTS

In Business, May-June, 2006, Vol. 28, No. 3, p. 8

RECYCLED PLASTICS FIRM EXPANDS
WITH LINE OF TABLEWARE AND CUPS
Offering alternatives to disposable plates, cups and utensils, a company-based in Waltham, Massachusetts - Recycline, Inc. - is turning recycled plastics into Preservey Tableware, Tumblers,

IN BUSINESS WORLD

n Business, May-June, 2006, Vol. 28, No. 3, p. 4

HOW A 1961 BOOK ON AMERICAN CITIES BUILT DIVERSITY PLANS
Jane Jacobs wrote the book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, in 1961, which came to symbolize how we needed a mix of old and new buildings to have a healthy neighborhood. Jane Jacobs died last month just short of her 90th birthday. Says one city planner: “Her ideas are as pertinent

EDITORIAL

In Business, May-June, 2006, Vol. 28, No. 3, p. 2

THE BUSINESS OF GREEN, BLACK ... AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
WHO would ever have dreamed when In Business magazine was conceived over 25 years ago to show that the business of green would become a dominant MBA theme - that a single issue of The New York Times (May 17, 2006) would carry these messages: