Jun 4, 2010

Pacific Plug and Liner Shifts to Sustainably Grown PlantsSource: Pacific Plug and Liner

Pacific Plug and Liner recently announced that all of its plants would be certified by VeriFlora as sustainably grown. The VeriFlora certification is an independent, third-party program to recognize leadership practices in the horticulture industry.

Pacific Plug and Liner says it sought VeriFlora certification as confirmation of its steps to be accountable for the overall welfare of its employees, families, communities, the environment – and for its customers.

“We live and work in a wonderfully pristine part of California, and we felt that we needed to go through this process as part of our overall effort to raise our level of social responsibility,” said Ryan Hall, new product development and marketing manager at Pacific Plug and Liner.

Hall said that this has only been a six-month process for the company since it had already incorporated many of the requirements into its day-to-day operations.

“We went to work on our infrastructure, improved our chemical storage system and we have now installed a process that allows us to monitor our runoff,” he said. “Many of our current efforts – as well as our long-term goals – will help us lower our costs while conserving energy, therefore reducing our carbon footprint, which benefits everyone involved.”

For more information on Pacific Plug and Liner, visit www.PPandL.com. To learn more about Veriflora certification, visit www.veriflora.com.