The Best of Fast Company: SocialCycling, Wal-Mart's Sustainable Pizza Box, and GMO Soybeans Get Healthy
by Ariel Schwartz of Fast Company
on 11.25.09

This week at Fast Company, we looked at an upcycling service for unrecyclable items, Wal-Mart's small strides towards big advances in sustainability, Monsanto's fish oil-filled soybeans, and the future of virtual doctor care.
DMD Green's new SocialCyclng service is like a Craigslist for unrecyclable items, taking things like PVC scrap and giving it to artisans who can turn it into lining for backpacks. It's a commonsense service, so why don't we see it in every major city?
Wal-Mart is thinking big with its planned supply chain sustainability index, but the company has been working on smaller items--like the deli pizza box--for a long time. And these small strides have made a major impact.
Monsanto is demonized for shilling GMO foods, but could it be that the biggest of the Big-Ag vendors is finally doing something right with fish oil-filled soybeans?
Are virtual doctor visits the future of healthcare for the elderly? Probably, if Intel has anything to say about it.
Fast Company sets the agenda, charting the evolution of business through a unique focus on the most creative individuals sparking change in the marketplace.
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