Eco+ Containers at Retail
Join Us in Growing a Sustainable Future
After years of research, trials and development, Proven Winners has developed 100% plastic-free, compostable Eco+ containers for the growers and grower-retailers who are producing our plants. Eco+ containers are now available for all of our annuals and perennials in Grande™ and quart sizes; additional container sizes are in development with a square pot for annuals coming soon. We encourage all retail garden centers to reach out to their grower partners and request plants grown in this new plastic-free container.
You have a unique opportunity to be among the first in the nation to offer plants in plant-powered, fully compostable Eco+ containers — to be that eco-friendly solution that consumers are actively seeking. Early adopters of revolutionary products like this often see the greatest rewards in terms of earning customer loyalty and social currency in the marketplace.
We have developed a substantial set of resources for retailers who wish to offer the Eco+ containers. Learn about the 6 ways we are helping garden centers merchandise and advertise Eco+ containers. You’ll find sharable content, POP signage, staff training opportunities and more here.
Consumers have told us they are actively seeking out retailers who are carrying our plants in plastic-free Eco+ containers. It is vitally important that you specify in your retailer profile on our website that you are offering this product. Doing so will display the Eco+ badge on your Find a Retailer listing - a mark that carries great meaning for many shoppers.
See How Other Retailers Are Selling Eco+ Containers
 Calloway’s Nursery - Texas |  Arujo Farm & Greenhouses - Massachusetts |
 Judy Sharpton educating consumers at an IGC. |  Sargent’s Gardens - Minnesota (Instagram post) |
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How Does the Eco+ Container Work?
Our plant-powered Eco+ Grande and Eco+ Quart containers are made in Minnesota from corn grown in the U.S. They look and act like plastic, which makes them easy to work with for growers and retailers, but they break back down into inert organic matter over time in the garden.
The walls of the containers have nutrients like calcium, nitrogen and phosphorus built right in. The entire container can be planted in the ground where, as it breaks down, those nutrients are slowly released to the plants over time, helping them grow bigger and stronger.
If a gardener doesn’t wish to plant the Eco+ containers, they can bring them to an industrial composting facility for processing. If they choose to throw the Eco+ containers away, they will still break down in the landfill hundreds of years faster than traditional plastic containers.
“This is an opportunity for the grower/retailer and home gardener to make a difference without changing their processes or practices,” says Danny Mishek, president of VistaTek and inventor of the Eco+ container. “The Eco+ pot allows people to have a landfill-free gardening experience without making any sacrifices on quality or performance.”
Eco+ Plant Based Branded Containers
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Find answers to your Eco+ container questions here.
