American cities, consumer goods companies, and retailers are facing a financial and environmental crisis: we are currently spending billions of dollars to landfill products and packaging when, instead, they could be sold to the recycling industry. These valuable commodities could be recycled, drive costs efficiency, and create jobs. There are many benefits to recycling including the reduction in manufacturing costs for consumer goods, reduction in landfill disposal costs, increased revenue for municipalities, and creation of local jobs.

BOSTON, April 17, 2014 /3BL Media/ – Nearly three-quarters (72%) of consumers consistently recycle in the home, but despite a genuine concern for the environment, only about half do so in rooms beyond the kitchen.

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Trying to nail down the actual number of new drugs approvals in 2013 is like trying to swat a fly — it can be highly elusive.  Safe to say, however, as 2013 drew to a close,  the total number of new did not match 2012’s  high of 39. And yet, 2013 brought with it its own distinctions, including — launching new drugs at the fastest pace since the 1990s, according to the WSJ.

New York, September 24, 2013 /3BL Media/  - At an event today held in conjunction with the United Nations General Assembly, BSR released its Guiding Principles on Access to Healthcare (GPAH), an industry-led call for more cross-sector collaboration to expand access to quality healthcare that has been signed by the CEOs of 13 major pharmaceutical companies.