From Bucket to Farm to Table - Gardopia Gardens transforms barbecue sauce containers into self-irrigated planters

2017-06-12

Gardopia Gardens joined the Materials Marketplace program in late April to source materials to help with their efforts to create a healthier, more educated, and environmentally sustainable community. In May they picked up 105 donated buckets from Austin Business Recycling to repurpose into self-irrigated planters. Gardopia Gardens is handing out these planters to build out the local food movement. This transaction saved Gardopia Gardens around $550 in purchasing costs, diverted 70 cubic feet of materials from the landfill, and avoided approximately .493 metric tons of CO2 - a pretty successful connection across the board. And the icing on the cake is that these materials will be reused in a way that promotes beneficial lifestyles, communities, and food systems.

Interested in starting transactions like these that will save on money, carbon emissions, and materials sent to the landfill? Check out what we have available in the Marketplace or get in touch with what you are looking for - we are always happy to help.