WE’RE GOING GREEN

Have you noticed that some of our containers have someone else’s label on them or that the box we put you plants in use to hold oranges, coffee drinks, soup or Avon products.  We here at Tsugawa’s are doing our best to “Go Green.”

SOME WAYS WE ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE THIS:

1. Replacing the standard bulb with compact fluorescent ones.
2. Recycling our drink bottles.
3. Having local stores hold cardboard boxes for us to use as plant carriers.
4. Re-using those plastic grocery sacks.
5. When we receive goods in cardboard boxes or packing material, we either re-use or recycle them.
6. We receive many of our availability lists via the internet, thus cutting down on the amount of faxes we receive, which means we cut down on paper use.
7. The paper we use is either recycled or re-used.
8. All of our plant debris is composted.  Some days we fill 5 to 6 bins.

 

SOME WAYS YOU CAN GO GREEN:

1. Feed the birds – not only does feeding the birds bring a bit of nature to the yard, but birds help rid your yard of many kinds of bugs, thus negating the need for toxic pesticides.
2. Plant a garden – by putting in a garden or adding a flower bed, not only do you add some beauty to your landscape, you are helping the environment by reducing soil erosion.  When you plant trees, shrubs and flowers, you are helping to reduce some kinds of air pollution.
3. Bring your used pots back to Tsugawa’s and put them in the bin in our parking lot.  If you need a used container take one or more.  Many customers stop by and pick up a few to start their plants in the spring.