ScottsMiracle-Gro and ProAmpac Win 2019 AmeriStar Award

Jul 16, 2019 1:55 PM ET
AmeriStar Award Winner: The new Miracle-Gro® Performance Organics™ growing media bag can withstand harsh environmental challenges while maintaining the quality and performance of a conventional large-format plastic bag. (Photo: Business Wire)

Originally published on Businesswire by ProAmpac

CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The 2019 AmeriStar Award has been presented to ScottsMiracle-Gro in partnership with packaging leader ProAmpac for their bio-plastic based design of the Miracle-Gro® Performance Organics™ growing media packaging, which made its commercial debut this spring.

The annual AmeriStar award competition is conducted by the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP). The two companies were recognized for a “more sustainable” flexible package which is “thoughtfully engineered using the least amount of material required without sacrificing product performance, functionality and package durability.”

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