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	<description>Helping consumers separate biodegradability facts from fiction.</description>
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		<title>Oxo-Degradable Bags Criticized in UK Gov&#8217;t Study</title>
		<link>http://www.greenwashingspy.com/?p=844</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[''Biodegradable'' plastic bags used by major supermarkets do not break down as quickly as believed and may not be as environmentally-friendly as they sound, according to Government-funded research.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Great Scott!&#8221; &#8211; Industry Association Chair Admits Oxobiodegradables &#8220;not for landfilling&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA["Let us be clear at the outset that oxo-biodegradable plastic is not normally marketed for composting, and it is not designed for anaerobic digestion nor for degradation deep in landfill."]]></description>
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		<title>Goody Bags Under Scrutiny</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So-called &#8220;biodegradable&#8221; plastic shopping bags in Australian supermarkets have failed to decompose as advertised based independent tests, raising serious questions over their green marketing claims.

About 60 million of the plastic bags, bearing the brand name Goody (produced by packaging company NuPak), have been distributed through shopping centers such as IGA, plus cafes and other stores.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Experts Warn: &#8220;Beware the Great &#8216;Greenwashing&#8217; Con&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.greenwashingspy.com/?p=576</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:38:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eco-conscious customers who flock to one Washington store say they have chosen the environmentally friendly living shop because they know they are in little danger of being "greenwashed."]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Would bamboo by any other name biodegrade as well?&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:14:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement with The M Group (the makers of Bambosa) in which alleged the company falsely claimed its rayon products are made of bamboo fiber, retain bamboo’s antimicrobial properties, and are biodegradable.]]></description>
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		<title>European Bioplastics Group Distances Itself from &#8216;Oxo-Degradables&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.greenwashingspy.com/?p=516</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:14:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dbrooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to an article in Packaging News, The European trade association European Bioplastics has called for claims of biodegradability and compostability to be backed by international standards.
European Bioplastics said products that did not meet the standard requirements risked confusing the public, and it was important that items carrying the seedling logo, for compostable products, were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>European Plastics Recyclers Warn Against &#8216;Oxo-Degradable&#8217; Additives</title>
		<link>http://www.greenwashingspy.com/?p=507</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dbrooks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Plastics Recyclers Association (EuPR) recently urged manufacturers to exercise caution if using oxo-degradable additives, warning they have the potential to do more harm to the environment than good.
“We urge manufacturers of PET resin and packaging to refrain from introductions of degradable additive-containing products until data is made available for review and verification so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FTC Raises Question: &#8220;Is Anything Biodegradable?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.greenwashingspy.com/?p=496</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:25:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NYTimes Green Blogger Kate Galbraith published a story about a recent FTC action against retailer K-Mart and two other companies (Tender Corp., and Dyna-E International) with making “false and unsubstantiated claims” that their products were biodegradable.  (The two other companies make branded products carried by the retailer).   K-Mart and Tender Corp. have since settled with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Red Flags of Green Marketing</title>
		<link>http://www.greenwashingspy.com/?p=489</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Colorado-based trademark attorney Andrea Anderson presents a good primer on the tricks that unscrupulous green marketers employ so you, the careful and conscientious consumer, can avoid being greenwashed.]]></description>
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		<title>Company Director Convicted of False Biodegradability Claims</title>
		<link>http://www.greenwashingspy.com/?p=474</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greenwashing can have rather severe legal consequences&#8230;especially if you are an Australian consumer products company.
The Federal Court of Australia declared on March 30 that a director who approved her company&#8217;s advertising had been knowingly made false and misleading claims about biodegradability.  Ms Charishma Seneviratne, while a director of SeNevens International Ltd, approved the company&#8217;s claim [...]]]></description>
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