GreenDesignPathfinder

http://bit.ly/designtech

Packaging: http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/partnerships/stewardship/products/packaging.htm http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/society/A0837246.html http://school.eb.com/comptons/print?articleId=276243&fullArticle=true&tocId=9276243 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carton

Biodegradable Packaging materials: (These sites, all mentioned in the Planet-Safe Picnics article, are all commercial websites. Be careful of bias) http://www.worldcentric.org/biocompostables http://www.ecoproducts.com/va-cms/our_materials.html http://www.bpiworld.org/

Sustainable design: http://www.re-nourish.com/?l=resources_sustainability http://www.re-nourish.com/?l=resources_materials

Plastic: http://science.howstuffworks.com/plastic.htm http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/sci/A0839313.html Bioplastics http://school.eb.com/eb/article-9471398

Glass: http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/society/A0820970.html

Cardboard: http://www.fefco.org/corrugated-packaging/environment.html http://school.eb.com/eb/article-9082182

Cans: (these sites are both from the can industry; be careful of their bias) http://www.cancentral.com/ http://www.cannedfood.org/home.asp

Food preservation (Includes packaging) http://school.eb.com/eb/article-50583

Food: http://www.sustainabletable.org/issues/