http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/08/can-a-beauty-company-help-the-planet/ Business, Better. Since 2005 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/08/can-a-beauty-company-help-the-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-11320 Clara Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:31:11 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/08/can-a-beauty-company-help-the-planet/#comment-11320 Ully, I have to disagree with you on this. First of all, we are 100 times more aware of what these plastics and everything do to our planet than we were some years ago. People have become more sensitive to it since the gas crisis. And anyway, if we don't "help the planet" as you so criticize the wording, then we aren't helping ourselves or "humanity." By the way, if you aren't familiar with Aveda, the founder of the company created his products to contain less toxins so beauty products wouldn't make him sick! I think Aveda is one of the first companies to create organic and natural beauty products. MANY companies have a long way to go to be absolutely "green" and that would mean making containers AND everyday use products that are biodegradable, and which have a shorter useful life than "lasting forever." Ully, I have to disagree with you on this. First of all, we are 100 times more aware of what these plastics and everything do to our planet than we were some years ago. People have become more sensitive to it since the gas crisis. And anyway, if we don’t “help the planet” as you so criticize the wording, then we aren’t helping ourselves or “humanity.”
By the way, if you aren’t familiar with Aveda, the founder of the company created his products to contain less toxins so beauty products wouldn’t make him sick! I think Aveda is one of the first companies to create organic and natural beauty products. MANY companies have a long way to go to be absolutely “green” and that would mean making containers AND everyday use products that are biodegradable, and which have a shorter useful life than “lasting forever.”

]]> http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/08/can-a-beauty-company-help-the-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-11319 Ully Sakes Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:10:13 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2008/08/can-a-beauty-company-help-the-planet/#comment-11319 Anyone who says they're "Helping the planet" by recycling bottle caps has little to no idea what they're talking about. What does "help the planet mean, anyway?" First of all, the "planet" will be fine, it's humanity that's at risk. Second of all, if they really gave a damn, they wouldn't use plastic caps to begin with - they would manufacture them out of something else to begin with, not to mention the rest of the bottle. I guarantee they use more oil and fossil fuels transporting these caps to the recycling place than they used creating them. I'm still glad that they're thinking about this stuff, and the talk about cradle to cradle shows they're on the right track. But god, "help the planet?" Give me a break! Anyone who says they’re “Helping the planet” by recycling bottle caps has little to no idea what they’re talking about. What does “help the planet mean, anyway?” First of all, the “planet” will be fine, it’s humanity that’s at risk.
Second of all, if they really gave a damn, they wouldn’t use plastic caps to begin with – they would manufacture them out of something else to begin with, not to mention the rest of the bottle.
I guarantee they use more oil and fossil fuels transporting these caps to the recycling place than they used creating them.
I’m still glad that they’re thinking about this stuff, and the talk about cradle to cradle shows they’re on the right track. But god, “help the planet?” Give me a break!

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