Kendall-Jackson Wine Barrels Find New Life as Rotary Composters and Rainwater Storage
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SANTA ROSA, Calif., May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- TerraCycle, a New
Jersey-based company known for its unique eco-friendly home products, is
now offering refurbished Kendall-Jackson wine oak barrels, transforming
them into The Rotary Composter(TM) and Rain Barrel(TM) water storage
containers. The wine barrels turned garden tools are made from French or
American oak and are completely clean, safe and perfect for outdoor
household use.
Water conservation is a major concern across the country, and now
homeowners can capture roof runoff by redirecting rainwater from any
downspout into a clean used wine barrel, ready for garden use at a later
time. The oak Rain Barrel is a more natural alternative to the typical
plastic rainwater storage systems currently on the market.
The Rotary Composter is a simple method of turning grass clippings,
leaves and other yard waste into garden fertilizer. The Rotary Composter is
situated on a roller system, making it easy to load and rotate, thereby
speeding up the natural process.
For winemakers, finding a home for used wine barrels has been pretty
much limited to garden planters or firewood. Though most oak destined for a
barrel is grown on sustainable farms in the Midwest, or in the national
forests of France, oak prices for the purpose of building wine barrels have
soared. In today's economy, most winemakers agree that nothing should go to
waste, and virtually everything in the wine process can now be recycled,
including oak wine barrels.
"This is the sensible and natural approach to business sustainability,"
says Barbara Banke, co-proprietor of Kendall-Jackson and wife of founder
Jess Jackson. "At Kendall-Jackson, we are building upon an existing
comprehensive, company-wide program that helps us to tread more lightly in
the vineyards and in our winemaking practices. Recycling used oak barrels
fits our goals perfectly."
Kendall-Jackson has been producing America's favorite Chardonnay for
nearly three decades. Founded in 1982 by wine maverick Jess Jackson, the
winery continues to focus on efforts to reduce its carbon footprint by
utilizing the latest in sustainable viticultural and energy reduction
practices.
TerraCycle's Rotary Composter and Rain Barrel are available at garden
centers nationwide, including Sam's Club and Home Depot. Each item retails
at $99. For more information on these and other environmentally friendly
products from TerraCycle, go to
http://www.terracycle.net/main_lawn_garden.htm. For more information on
Kendall-Jackson wines, visit http://www.kj.com.
SOURCE Kendall-Jackson
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