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27 Jan 2012
Plants

WINTERIZE YOUR PLANTS: Help Your Indoor Plants Stay Green and Healthy in the Dry Winter Home with TerraCycle’s Earth Plant Fuel

WINTERIZE YOUR PLANTS: Help Your Indoor Plants Stay Green and Healthy in the Dry Winter Home with TerraCycle’s Earth Plant Fuel










(PRWEB) December 3, 2003

Princeton, NJ (PRWEB)– December 2, 2003 – TerraCycle, Inc., a pioneer in the research and development of organic gardening and agricultural products, today announced that its all-natural plant growth product, Earth Plant Fuel™, offers a revitalizing, nutrient-rich plant fuel to keep indoor plants green and healthy throughout the winter months. With product and packaging created entirely from recycled waste, Earth Plant Fuel offers an environmentally beneficial way to stimulate strong, abundant plant growth – without the harmful, toxic chemicals found in traditional fertilizers.

“Whether they are indoor plants or have been brought inside for the season, plants need special care in the warm, dry atmosphere of a winter home,” explained Dr. Joe Willis, Ph.D., a plant pathologist at the New Jersey EcoComplex. “It’s important to ensure that the plants’ soil doesn’t dry out, which can weaken their roots and stunt plant growth.”

“Earth Plant Fuel offers a convenient mist that protects the delicate ecosystem around a plant in the dry winter air – keeping soil moist and healthy, and stimulating growth,” said TerraCycle CEO Tom Szaky. “And because of its unique production process and all-natural composition, Earth Plant Fuel not only improves plant conditions, but helps to improve the environment as well.”

Earth Plant Fuel nourishes roots and leaves and revitalizes soil to protect plants and promote growth, year-round. It is created through a unique process called “terracycling.” Terracycling harnesses the natural power of earthworms to recycle solid waste – otherwise destined for local landfills – and produce a purely organic, reusable by-product that actually improves the condition of plants, lawns, and gardens. The liquid plant fuel is then packaged in recycled plastic drink bottles, “rescued” by local people in the community during school-wide recycling and fundraising efforts.

The process of terracycling goes a step beyond regular recycling by reusing existing resources to create something new that also has a positive ecological impact. Earth Plant Fuel’s natural properties reduce soil erosion, runoff, water contamination, and other damaging effects of weather and synthetic fertilizers.

Amateur gardeners can also use Earth Plant Fuel to better prepare outdoor plants for the harsh winter weather. Strong roots and moist soil are essential to helping plants survive the cold conditions. Spraying Earth Plant Fuel on plants and covering them with burlap or other fabrics can reduce the impact of freezing on the soil, and help keep roots healthy throughout the winter months.

As part of TerraCycle’s community-based approach to improving the environment, Earth Plant Fuel is bottled in the local community, using labels decorated by area schoolchildren and artists. To find a retailer near you that sells Earth Plant Fuel, or to purchase online, visit http://www.terracycle.org.

About TerraCycle, Inc.

TerraCycle, Inc. is a pioneer in the research and development of organic gardening and agricultural products for consumer and commercial use. The company’s flagship product, Earth Plant Fuel™, promotes superior plant health and growth – with beneficial ecological side effects. Founded in 2001 by Princeton University students, TerraCycle began as a venture to pursue a financially viable market opportunity with an ecological and social conscience. Today the company continues with its commitment to improve the environment and local communities with its TerraCycle School-Wide Recycling Events – providing fundraising platforms for schools and local community and religious groups to benefit the environment while raising money. For more information, call 609-252-9600 or visit the company online at http://www.terracycle.org.

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02 Jul 2010
Lifestyle, Crafts And Recreation

There?s Still Time to Enter The ShopRite Earth Day Challenge Contest

There’s Still Time to Enter The ShopRite Earth Day Challenge Contest












Keasbey, NJ (PRWEB) April 22, 2011

This year’s 41st anniversary of Earth Day is driving home the message to inspire individuals to commit to acts of environmental responsibility through its campaign, “A Billion Acts of Green.”

In its commitment to help customers with their own “Acts of Green” ShopRite is continuing with its own ShopRite Earth Day Challenge. Now in its 12th year, the ShopRite Earth Day Challenge encourages customers to beautify their communities by cleaning up litter from local parks and beaches and planting flowers. In 2010, 3,000 volunteers gathered in New Jersey and Connecticut to clean up more than 20 communities across the state, wearing gloves and using trash bags donated by ShopRite.

This Year ShopRite has teamed with DASANI Water in the first ever ShopRite Earth Day Challenge Contest. This year’s Challenge is an official Contest — with three prizes awarded — a first place $ 5,000, second place $ 3,000 and third place $ 2,000 award.

To enter in the 2011 ShopRite Earth Day Challenge Contest presented by DASANI PlantBottle™, customers must complete an entry form, along with a description of their planned clean-up, conservation, and restoration or beautification project no later than Monday, April 25, 2011. Winners will be announced on Saturday, May 14th at a local ShopRite. To access the entry form, and for a full list of contest rules, please visit http://www.shoprite.com.

This Earthy Day and beyond, ShopRite is providing customers with ways to shop smarter while being environmentally responsible. Just in time for Earth Month, DASANI Water is saying goodbye to its current packaging and saying hello to new PlantBottle packaging. All DASANI bottles of water will be available exclusively in PlantBottle packaging — the first-ever fully recyclable plastic beverage bottle produced using up to 30 percent plant-based materials.

For many years, ShopRite has provided funding and cleanup materials to community groups who make a difference in the environment. From litter abatement, coastal cleanups and tree plantings to threatened and endangered wildlife efforts, ShopRite has been there. Additional environmentally-focused programs in place at Shoprite include a bag re-use program; in-store recycling and composting; the installation of solar panels on the roofs of select stores; and super-efficient “green” refrigeration systems and energy-saving lighting systems in many locations.

About ShopRite

ShopRite is the registered trademark of Wakefern Food Corp., a retailer-owned cooperative, based in Keasbey, NJ and the largest supermarket cooperative in the United States. With more than 230 ShopRite supermarkets located throughout New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware and Maryland, ShopRite serves more than five million customers each week. A long-time supporter of key community efforts, ShopRite is dedicated to fighting hunger in the communities it serves. Through its ShopRite Partners In Caring program, ShopRite has donated more than $ 24 million to 1,700 worthy charities and food banks since the program began in 1999. As a title sponsor of the LPGA’s ShopRite Classic, ShopRite has raised more than $ 23 million for local schools, hospitals and community groups. For more information, please visit http://www.ShopRite.com.

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