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AZEK FULL-CIRCLE PVC RECYCLING PROGRAM
Traditionally, when a piece of decking is trimmed off or siding is cut to fit,
the scraps are thrown away. Now, the AZEK Company is changing all of
that with its FULL-CIRCLE PVC Recycling Program. Utilizing an innovative
product technology, an expansive network of professionals and its vertically
integrated recycling capabilities, the company collects scraps directly from
construction and job sites, and reprocess them into brand new decking,
siding, cladding and trim.
This on-the-ground program not only recycles more than 2.5 million
pounds of PVC waste per year that would otherwise be disposed of in
landfills, but also reduces contractors’ overhead waste disposal costs.
More than 60 million PVC pounds are processed annually by AZEK partner
Return Polymers.
Remember, the environment only "benefits" when human beings bug
off and leave things alone! The program makes it easier for contractors to
advertise themselves as green builders, attract new clients, save money
and reduce their environmental impact on the planet.
For more information: azekco.com

NATUFIA LABS KITCHEN GARDEN
What happens when a home buying client wants space for
a garden, but the house doesn’t have a backyard? Estonia-
based Natufia Labs provides an answer with its Kitchen
Garden, a product that allows anyone to grow almost any
herbs, vegetables, and microgreens right in their kitchen
all year round.
Kitchen Garden, which the company says is the world’s
first fully integrated and automated hydroponic kitchen
garden, features technology that automatically maintains
the perfect light, temperature, water and pH level to ensure
optimal health for the plants. It also optimizes all minerals,
nutrients and vitamins. The Garden can produce enough
plants and herbs to ensure up to two harvests per day.
Since it is controlled indoors, homeowners do not need to
worry about pesticides, herbicides or fungicides, nor do they
face challenges from Mother Nature or changes of seasons.
They can practice a sustainable lifestyle and eat healthy
while minimizing the environmental impact of packaging,
pollution, food miles, food waste and toxins.
For more information: www.natufia.com

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