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Greenbiz.com releases studies of consumer goods on a regular basis, and this report came out in June (just in time for our new cd release next month - "Biophilia" - which was packaged with these very same sustainable practices in mind):

In recent years, awareness of the environmental impacts of compact disc (CD) packaging has grown within the music merchandising industry, as well as the general public. This report was written for the Sustainable Packaging Working Group (SPWG), The Recording Industry Association of America and National Association of Recording Merchandisers, and reviews the environmental and potential toxicological impacts of several CD packaging options from the existing scientific literature. Based on the quantitative results detailed above and our qualitative assessment of the design problem facing the CD packaging industry, we can make a number of recommendations to decrease the overall environmental impact of packaging while maintaining an attractive product. These recommendations are presented by category, each addressing a different aspect of the packaging issue.

But you gotta read the report to see the recommendations...or check back here next month to see if we followed any of these steps!

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