May-27-2009

Organic Compost Available!

Greenco Environmental is manufacturing organic compost created using food waste and yard/wood waste from metro Atlanta businesses.  The rich compost improves soil texture, helps the soil hold water, suppresses plant disease and prevents soil erosion in addition to enhancing plant growth.  The Greenco compost is now being sold in bulk.  If you’re interested in purchasing Georgia organic compost, please call: 770-872-3777.

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October 2009 - How can hotels go green? - Greenco Environmental is featured on Mother Nature Network In an effort to recycle more and waste less, hotels are experimenting with eco-friendly practices. http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/travel/stories/how-can-hotels-go-green
October 2009 - Big hotels saving by recycling food waste - Greenco Environmental is featured in Atlanta Business Chronicle Some of metro Atlanta's biggest hotels and a growing number of restaurants and caterers are reducing their food waste, thanks to a company in Norcross.
August 2009 - Back to Nature - Greenco Environmental is featured in WasteAge magazine A decade ago recycling was all about plastic and aluminum.  Times have changed.  Today, recycling includes making use of cardboard, wax cardboard, paper products, yard waste, wood waste and food waste.  Organic matter is valuable and can easily be diverted from landfills. http://wasteage.com/Recycling_And_Processing/organic-waste-compost-200908/index1.html		wa_0809.pdf  [2.57Mb]
June 2009 - Greenco's Tim Lesko is quoted in Waste & Recycling News regarding waste firms need to project green http://www.wasterecyclingnews.com/arcshow.html?id=09062200402		wr_062209.pdf  [74.45K]
June 2009 - Green business finds new home on Roger Brown Drive		hg_060909.pdf  [1.15Mb]
May/June 2009 - "Going green" in the green industry - Metro Atlanta Landscape & Turf Association newsletter Many would argue tht landscapers, their vendors, and turf specialists were the original green businesses, and this is true.  But today corporate consumers and residential customers are seeking to be part of "the other green industry".  Tim Lesko expands on "green" disposal options, the advantages of using compost, and how "going green" will expand your business.		m_0509.pdf  [1.11Mb]
April 2009 - Greenco Environmental featured on CNN and on CNN.com Greenco is part of the newly formed Zero Waste Zone - Downtown Atlanta (ZWZ) project where large hotels, meeting centers and downtown area retailers are now separating their food waste from other recyclables.  The food waste is being hauled to Greenco’s 32-acre Barnesville facility and turned into compost.  Mayor Shirley Franklin is a huge supporter of the ZWZ project along with spokesperson Linda Turner Seydel. http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/17/gsif.atlanta.zero.waste.zone/		cnn_041709.pdf  [1.46Mb]
April 2009 - Atlanta Business Chronicle's Environmental Awards We’re proud to have been a Finalist in the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Environmental Awards.  In the category of “Envention,” Greenco Environmental was recognized, along with only three other Atlanta companies, as an innovator in creating a new product that exhibits outstanding environmental or “green” benefits.  The keynote speaker at the event was Ted Turner
March 2009 - Atlanta Intown features Greenco's involvement in school composting program		ait_0309.pdf  [658.43K]