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Renovos moves into new facility  05.18.08 - Renovos and all companies have moved to a new location.  "Our new Headquarters in the Goodyear business park will provide Renovos and our subsidiaries a better environment to support the businesses and our employees", states Douglas Farquhar, President and COO.  The new address is 14 Goodyear, Suite 135, Irvine, CA 92618

ReJAVAnate bags highlighted - 04.28.08 - Whole Foods offers reusable bags not made in China. Reusable bags have been in the news a lot this year — Nancy Luna’s Earth Day post on the subject has a great overview. While these bags are great in terms of reducing waste, just about every bag offered from every market is made in China. Just because something’s from China doesn’t mean it’s a bad product, but when labor issues and shipping pollution are taken into account, it’s not the greenest or most socially responsible choice. Shoppers may now have another option. Douglas Farquhar with Laguna Hills-based Renovos wrote in to let me know that his company makes a line of burlap bags under the “ReJavanate” label, made entirely from reclaimed coffee sacks that would otherwise take up space in a landfill. In addition to being sold at the above website, Whole Foods now stocks the bags, complete with store branding, (instead of the above “rejavanate”) for $8.95. They’re similar in size to other reusable bags sold there, and they should now be available at all southern California Whole Foods markets. The LAV saw them at the Tustin location this weekend — it’s nice to have an alternative.   See more

Renovos announces they are looking to fill new Sales Director positions for the ReJAVAnate reusable bag program  02.10.08 - The ReJAVAnate program is growing and Renovos is seeking highly qualified sales professionals to help continue the growth of the program.   See more

Douglas Farquhar has been granted Provisional Patent from the United State Patent and Trademark Office  02.06.08 - The Green Standards developed for the review of products for BuyGreen.com has been granted a provisional patent.    The green Standards have been developed to make it easier for consumers to understand why a particular product is considered 'Green'.  The Green Standards are applied to every product sold By BuyGreen.com  The Standards address the total 'lifecycle' of a product in a manner that is simple to understand, yet comprehensive enough to be of value.   See more

ReJAVAnate granted Registration from the United State Patent and Trademark Office  02.05.08 - Renovos Global Group, LLC has been granted a Trademark for the ReJAVAnate logo.

Green Retail and Wholesale, LLC granted Registration from the United State Patent and Trademark Office  01.29.08 - Green Retail and Wholesale, LLC has been granted a Trademark for the BuyGreen.com logo.

Green Standards Developed by BuyGreen.com Communicate Degrees of Eco-friendliness in Sustainable Products for Environmentally-Conscious Consumers and Businesses  01.15.08 - Using Its Proprietary Green Standards On All the Products It Sells, BuyGreen.com Aims to Educate Consumers on the Fact that Not All Green Products are Created Equal  LAGUNA HILLS, CA – BuyGreen.com, a leading distributor of green and eco-friendly products, today announced the official implementation of its proprietary “Green Standards” program. These standards, which are applied to all products available through the BuyGreen website, provide the consumer with a tool to help them better understand why a product is ‘green’ and to what extent it is ‘eco-friendly’.  See more

ReJAVAnate develops relationship with North Shore ARC and Heritage Industries  11.08.07 - As a result of increased demand, Renovos has entered into a relationship with The North Shore ARC to supply the ReJAVAnate program with more reusable bags.  ReJAVAnate bags take burlap from coffee roasters that would otherwise be sent to landfill, and make reusable bags to help individuals and businesses reduce their paper and plastic bag consumption.  The Arc serves the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities.  Individuals who are helped by The North Shore ARC will hand-make the ReJAVAnate reusable bags.  "This is a really great story.  The ReJAVAnate reusable bags address three important issues.  We are excited about our new relationship with the The North Shore ARC to add much needed supply for this program", states Douglas Farquhar, President and COO of Renovos Global Group.  The North Shore Arc is dedicated to providing lifelong individualized supports to people with, or at risk of developing disabilities, and their families, ensuring opportunities to choose and realize their goals of where and how they learn, live, work, socialize and play.    John Kelliher, Director of Business Development for NSARC states, 'this is a great opportunity for our organization and we are excited to support the ReJAVAnate program."  Renovos will be actively marketing the ReJAVAnate bags to businesses and organizations that are interested in making a difference.  Visit the ReJAVAnate store for more information.   See more

ReJAVAnate reusable bags featured on Fake Plastic Fish  10.27.07 - "I had a very nice conversation today with Doug Farquhar, president of a company called Renovos, which specializes in helping businesses come up with waste-reduction strategies. They also have a subsidiary called BuyGreen.com which rates and sells eco-friendly products. But their most heart-warming green project is ReJavanate bags. These are reusable tote bags that are made out of recycled burlap coffee sacks.............."     See more

BuyGreen.com Offers Eco-Conscious Buyers One-Stop Shopping for Green and Eco-Friendly Products  10.25.07 - Using Its Proprietary Green Standards, Individuals and Businesses Can Quickly and Easily Determine the “Green” Characteristics of the Company’s Broad Selection of Products.   LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. – October 24, 2007 – Green Retail and Wholesale, LLC, a market leader in the sales and distribution of green and eco-friendly products, today announced the launch of BuyGreen.com, its new Website through which the company not only sells a broad selection of green and eco-friendly products for both consumers and businesses, but also serves as an educational resource created to inform and educate the population regarding the importance of living in an environmentally and socially responsible manner, and how to transition to a more environmentally-friendly lifestyle.   See more

BuyGreen.com launched  07.01.07 - Green Retail & Wholesale, LLC launches their retail site for Green and Eco-Friendly products.   See more

Renovos develops ReJAVAnate program  06.16.07 - With The Arc, ReJAVAnate helps reduce waste, provides those who need work a job and reduces Paper and Plastic !   This terrific program is a great example of creativity to meet both the needs of people and the environment.  Today, coffee is this country's second largest commodity next to oil.  As a result, many tons of burlap are used to ship the coffee beans to the US for roasting.  Most roasters landfill all this burlap.  An estimated 800,000+ tons are disposed of every year in the US alone.  The Arc helps over 140,000 developmentally disabled individuals find housing and work amongst many programs.  ReJAVAnate provides these individuals the opportunity to make bags, earn money and feel good about having a job.  The US consumes over 380 billion plastic bags, sacks and wraps each year.  Further, 14 million trees were cut last year to provide the 10 billion paper grocery bags used by Americans.  ReJAVAnate bags are an opportunity to address each of these issues in a meaningful way.  Buy a few for your personal use.  Or buy a lot for your next Green Conference, or for your customers and employees to let them know that your organization is helping to make a difference.  ReJAVAnate.com              See more

Renovos announces the formation of Green Retail and Wholesale, LLC  03.22.07 - Consumers have a growing interest in purchasing products that are 'earth friendly'.  Renovos has identified an opportunity to provide resources and development strategies to help meet this demand.  The primary effort for Green Retail and Wholesale (GRaW) will be a web based retailer that provides both individuals and commercial consumers a single resource for Green products.  "There are many different options scattered across the internet for individuals to make green purchases.  However the discovery and search process currently available does not meet the needs for convenience and efficiency that most of today's consumers demand", states Allison Huke, Corporate Development Executive for GRaW.  She goes on to note, "that it is difficult to understand whey and how many of these products meet a standard for green and what the basis is for that standard."  GRaW will brand this internet effort under the name BuyGreen.com

Renovos forms as Washington LLC - 07.03.06 - Renovos Global Group, LLC finalized its corporate structure and will begin delivering 'Business Solutions in Pursuit of Zero Waste'.