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New program helps GM, MillerCoors back up landfill-free claims

Heather Clancy, GreenBiz.com

14 January 2014 •

What does "landfill-free" really mean? A rigorous certification program will define the answer

Automaker General Motors claims it for 105 facilities globally. So does beer company MillerCoors for its largest US brewery. But what does it really mean to earn "landfill-free" status? That is something...

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