Wind turbines, solar panels and other renewable energy sources may have a clean, green appeal, but their size, complicated set-up and aesthetics seem destined to keep them out of the hands of individual homeowners. Slowly, such perceptions are...
OAKLAND, Calif. — More than 450 janitors who clean Safeway supermarkets in Northern California voted on Saturday to ratify a tentative collective bargaining agreement with four janitorial services contractors employed by Safeway. The...
WASHINGTON — The Natural Products Association here is extending its natural seal and standard to include household cleaners, laundry detergents, hard-surface cleaners and other home care products, it announced Thursday.
In its contract negotiations with Save Mart Supermarkets and four service contractors employed by Safeway, a janitors union in Northern California is seeking not only better wages and health care benefits, but also something fairly new to such...
Citing concern for struggling consumers, Atlantic Superstore has suspended a policy of charging for plastic bags that it implemented last year, reports said.
MODESTO, Calif. — Save Mart Supermarkets here said it plans to open a new store here Wednesday featuring several systems to reduce its carbon footprint.
TARGET DISCONTINUES FARMED SALMON MINNEAPOLIS Citing environmental concerns, discount and supercenter chain Target last week announced that it will no longer sell farmed salmon at its stores, and will instead offer only wild-caught Alaskan salmon...
OAKLAND, Calif. — Green cleaning standards, including safer cleaning products, have become a key focus of ongoing negotiations over labor contracts for 650 supermarket janitors working at Save Mart and Safeway stores in Northern California.