Growers recognized for 'green' practices

Sixteen of North America’s largest growers are being honored for their green efforts and environmentally conscious practices. The Million Bottle Club, organized by McConkey’s rEarth plastic water bottle recycling program, recognizes growers who have recycled more than 1 million plastic water bottles into plant containers.

 

“Simply by growing in rEarth, the Million Bottle Club honorees have recycled 117 million bottles combined, keeping those bottles out of our landfills, oceans and streets,” says Dave Edenfield, Business Development Manager for McConkey. “Choosing a 100 percent recycled, curbside-recyclable grow container made from water bottles is a positive impact on the environment that’s easy to make.”

 

Plastic bottles often go into landfills at the astonishing rate of 60 million per day. Since 1 in 4 are recycled, these growers make a huge impact by using products like rEarth, which help the environment by diverting bottles away from landfills and re-forming them into curbside recyclable grower containers.

 

This year’s Million Bottle Award recipients include:

 

20 Million Bottles or More
Armstrong Growers
Kawahara Nursery

 

10 Million Bottles or More
Colorama Wholesale Nursery
Do-Right’s Plant Growers
YC Nurseries

 

5 Million Bottles or More
Cal Color Growers
Iwasaki Bros., Inc.
Sidhu & Sons

 

1 Million Bottles or More
Smith Gardens
Certified Plant Growers
Hong’s Nursery
Van Wingerden Greenhouses
Pacific Growers
De Goede Brothers
Beaver Nursery
Clearwater Color