May 30, 2002
Monrovia Nursery receives environmental excellence award
Monrovia Nursery (Dayton, OH) recently received the Evergreen Award from the Northwest regional office of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the nursery’s environmental excellence and leadership in pollution prevention.
Monrovia received this recognition for its innovative techniques in reduction of water consumption, pesticide use and waste production through such practices as water recycling and composting green waste.
A leading grower of ornamental container plants and with locations in Azusa and Visalia, CA, as well as Dayton, OH, Monrovia ships more than 12 million plants per year to more than 5000 garden centres in the U.S.