Scotts Company Makes Recycling a Priority

MARYSVILLE, Ohio -- According to a recent PRNewswire release, The Scotts Company continues to make recycling a major component of their company mission.

"According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), of the more than 229 million tons of waste genererated each year, more than 12 percent comes from homeowners' yards, the majority of which can be recycled rather than turned into waste," the release proclaims. "...a significant amount of those materials are purchasd and recycled by The Scotts Company and eventually sent back into the marketplace in an effort to make lawns and gardens more beautiful and environmentally friendly."

The release explains that Scotts recycles more than six billion pounds of clean, organic material, which might otherwise be turned over to landfill. Organic materials such as manure, leaves, grass and wood chips are composted and processed at one of Scotts' 23 media facilities where the materials are composted, mixed and blended to create high-quality mulches and growing media prodcuts, like potting mix, for lawns and gardens.

According to Scotts representatives, the company purchases locally available organic materials from the areas surrounding each of its growing media facilities. After being screened against stringent quality standards, these raw materials are introduced into the manufacturing process rather than being discarded.

Also, despite that laws regulating pest controls do not require the use of recycled packaging, about 25 percent of the material used in bottles by Scotts is recycled. The release says that Scotts is looking for ways to increase that percentage even further without compromising the integrity of the package itself.

The Scotts Comapny is a marketer of branded consumer products for lawn, garden and horticultural care.