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NEW RECYCLING PROGRAM

Full Circle Recycling (Full Circle), 23 Green Road, Johnston has teamed up with RINLA and members Rick Bugbee (North Country Mulch) and Jimmy Pagliarini (Central Nurseries) to start a recycling program. Full Circle accepts a wide variety of materials such as plastic, paper, cardboard, and metal.

The initial recycling collection site is at Central Nurseries, 1155 Atwood Ave, Johnston on Fri. October 8th and Sat. October 9th from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Nurseries will have staff on site to accept all black plastic pots, containers and trays.

At any time during the year individual RINLA members can also bring their recycling directly to Full Circle – just tell them you are a RINLA member – and at the end of the year RINLA will receive a payment toward our educational fund. RINLA will announce the December recycling location in the near future. If you have an interest in hosting a weekend of recycling please give us a call or if you have any questions please feel free to call Shannon Brawley at 401.874.5220 or Rick Bugbee at 401.486.8428.

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RINLA MISSION STATEMENT

The Rhode Island Nursery & Landscape Association is a professional trade association serving the green industry. RINLA advances the welfare of its members through education, research support, legislative representation, certification, and promotion of the value of green industry goods and services to the public.

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Post Jobs and Internships at GreenJobs New England

The URI Department of Plant Sciences has collaborated with RINLA to create an innovative new web application to bring together employers and horticulture or landscape architecture students, and others, looking for Green Industry work or internships. GreenJobsNE.org allows employers to post jobs, internships or volunteer opportunities, and students or others to securely post their contact information and resume.

Go to GreenJobsNE.org from here.

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Please Donate to the Kenneth Lagerquist-RINLA Horticultural Scholarship

Shortly before Ken passed away, RINLA renamed The Kenneth Lagerquist-RINLA Horticultural Scholarship to recognize permanently the impact that Ken has made on the Nursery Industry in RI and around the country. This account with the URI Foundation (LINK) provides scholarships to students at URI studying Plant Sciences. This Scholarship began in 2007, and with $5,000 in matching funds annually from the URI President we are able to offer four $2,500 scholarships each year. Gifts may be made to the “Kenneth Lagerquist – RINLA Horticultural Scholarship, Account ED99”. For more information contact: Gerri Beagle (email or 401-874-2460) at the URI Foundation.

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RI Green Industry Ranked #3 in New England

Findings of a recent study by The New England Nursery Association show that New England’s environmental horticulture industry contributes an estimated $4.7 billion a year to the regional economy, including $354 million to the Rhode Island economy. A major sector of agriculture in Rhode Island, environmental horticulture firms in the state numbered 780 across a wide range of businesses. Reflecting the steady growth of the green industry across the New England region, two-thirds of these businesses (540) reported that they increased their income over the three-year period ended 2007. Among those that saw an increase, individual firms experienced an average 23 percent rise in gross income. Half of environmental horticulture firms in Rhode Island are involved in two or more types of horticultural businesses. The largest sector is the retail sector comprising garden centers and florists, followed by those providing landscape, lawn and tree services. According to the NENA study, the majority of green industry businesses in Rhode Island (75 percent) derive at least of portion of profits from the sale of plants. Half of these firms sell plants grown from start to finish. Download Survey (zipped pdf file)

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RINLA & RI•CH – The Best Horticulture Professionals

Always consider hiring a Rhode Island Certified Horticulturist FIRST! Certified Horticulturists have participated voluntarily in a professional program which provides specialized training followed by rigorous testing. RI•CH Professionals must continue their education every year to maintain certification. Click on County & Category to locate certified horticulturists in your area.

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