If we’re ever to make a difference with respect to living in symbiosis with our planet, the “elders” of our global society need to start imparting any and all wisdom we have on sustainable living to those who can truly make a difference - the youth of the world.

So NextLife has been working closely with local community partner and member of the American College and University President’s Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), Florida Atlantic University (FAU), to assist in the education of its students with respect to sustainability.

Now, we’re taking it a step further - with the help of our environmental sciences partner, Ciba Expert Services, NextLife is donating the time, resources and specialization to offer the FAU faculty, staff and student body a quantifiable assessment of their collective environmental impact through a lifecycle assessment. Under the guiding hand of NextLife and Ciba Expert Services, FAU faculty and students will work with staff from various FAU departments, such as maintenance, housing, engineering and physical plant, to collect data on water and energy consumption, waste management and greenhouse gas emissions. The findings will then be summarized in the NextLife “Environmental Impact Report,” that will help FAU identify and make the necessary changes to help reduce the campus’ overall eco-footprint. NextLife will then provide FAU with its own Environmental Index to clearly and visably show faculty, staff, the ACUPCC, students and prospective students its commitment to the environment. Talk about getting an education!

Both NextLife and FAU are hopeful that other colleges and members of ACUPCC will look at this “partnership for the planet” as a true lesson in sustainability.

Click here to read more about this exciting initiative.

NextLife is proud to join one of its “partners in sustainability,” Dell, in announcing NextLife Ink by Dell, one of the most sustainable printer ink cartridges available in the marketplace today.

This unique product showcases the depth and breadth of NextLife’s sustainability solutions and expertise in the green marketplace, including the debut of our proprietary “Environmental Facts” label (soon to be as ubiquitous as the FDA’s “Nutrition Facts” and “Drug Facts” labels). And the results speak for themselves - NextLife Ink cartridges, on average, have a 30% lower carbon footprint than newly manufactured cartridges and a higher percentage of recycled content than competitors: 43% - 62% is reclaimed materials…far and away the highest such reuse in the industry. The NextLife Ink packaging is comprised of 50% post-consumer waste and is 100% recyclable.

By using NextLife Ink by Dell, consumers will get more and pay less; up to 20% more pages per cartridge and a savings of up to 20% compared to branded ink cartridges. NextLife Ink by Dell printer cartridges will be available for about 70% of the most popular inkjet printers in use today through Dell.com immediately and several major retail outlets starting in Spring 2010.

Together, NextLife and Dell are committed to reducing the estimated 350 million ink cartridges that end up in our nation’s landfills every year.

Go here to read Dell’s official blog / announcement regarding NextLife Ink.

See the NextLife Ink by Dell case study to learn more about NextLife’s contribution to this program.