GD's Green Policy

All winter I've been thinking about writing down our green policy. Now more than ever I think about our environment and how Garden District can contribute to the cause. Our green business practices are as followed:

Garden District is a green goods provider.

All our plant care products are organic and sustainable (will not affect our environment in any way now or in the future).

The majority of all our products are bought locally. Sometimes we have to buy out of state, but that is only if we cannot receive it locally.

We recycle our trash. I'm really pleased with our new trash service provider--Waste Management. They have one of the best recycling programs I've seen for businesses. Their web address is http://www.wm.com

This year, please bring back your plastic containers so that we can return them to our suppliers for reuse. The small plastic 4" cups that come 18 to a flat are not reusable and we cannot return those. However, you can place them in your recycling bins for DC to pick up. Learn more of what DC has to offer at http://recycle.dpw.dc.gov/recycle

One of our greenest products are our Christmas trees. Go to this link for more information, it's good. http://www.christmastree.org/environment.cfm

We donate unsellable green goods/plants to those in need.

We are phasing out our plastic shopping bags and are currently seeking out an alternative. In the meantime, please reuse our shopping bags or just use our cardboard trays to carry plants home and recycle the trays. I use both our shopping bags and trays when I'm pruning and weeding my garden to hold and carry out debris.

We have decreased the margin on all printable documents by printing again on the blank sheet sides as much as possible.

I've stopped thinking that being "green" is filled with only absolutes. For us it is a work in progress. Please write me if you have other suggestions. Thx!