Some good news for environmentally friendly gardener is the proliferation of recycling program that seek to reduce the amount of plastic greenhouse pots and tray that either wind up in a push-down list behind the garden shed or , high-risk , clog landfill . Perhaps the most notable is the Missouri Botanical Garden ’s 10 - year - old program , which last year recycled over 100,000 pound of greenhouse plastic from consumers , turning it into enceinte landscape timbers .

Some other company are forgoing charge card raft totally . Ball Horticultural Company and Summit Plastic Company are introduce a container made out of rice hull as part of a larger push toward sustainable plant life production . These Circle of Life pots ( left ) will be uncommitted at garden center around the country and at Wal - Mart , where they will be called Earth Essentials .

Many of these recycling opening are topically based . If you know of such an try in your region , let us and your fellow gardener know by going to the “ Pot Recycling Programs ” discussion on our subject matter boards .

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