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New plant food package reduces product returns

Retailers were returning a percentage of EnviroSafe Lab’s Dynamite Plant Food unsold because the product’s tubular containers cracked during distribution or became weathered over time when exposed to rain and the sun’s heat on the shelves outside of lawn-and- garden centers.

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The company lowered product returns sharply and improved its packaging’s visual appeal by switching to tubular containers made from Eastman Chemical’s Eastar copolyester. The new containers are available in 1-lb and 2-lb sizes.

“Since switching to the new clear containers, I have virtually no returned product due to tube damage,” reports Mitch Gonzalez, general manager of EnviroSafe Labs.

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