Green Cabinetworks Blog

California may be the front runner in the United States in terms of environmental initiatives, but now Italy has something they do not.  A statewide ban on plastic bags  may have failed in California in 2010, but Italy has now put into effect a nationwide plastic bag ban as of Jan. 1. This is the [...]

January 1 was an important day in California. It marked the beginning of CALGREEN, the state’s Green Building Standards Code, a mandatory program for new buildings to make them more energy efficient and environmentally responsible. The goals of the regulations include reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption and water use. California is the first [...]

Walk into the checkout area of any major retail store or supermarket and you’ll see them, lined up the hundreds, just waiting to be filled with our purchases. They are plastic bags and almost every major retailer has them. They are a common part of consumer shopping, but one of the most environmentally harmful items [...]