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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ORGANIC ECOCOVER® MULCH MAT TURNS WASTE PAPER INTO HEALTHY PLANTS AUCKLAND, New Zealand, December 20, 2004 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- A new land management product, the EcoCover® mulch mat, is an organic, cost-effective way to control weeds and conserve water.  Developed and certified organic in New Zealand, EcoCover is now easily available in the United States.
EcoCover Director Murray Cruickshank is pleased to announce today's opening of the first office in North America to promote the EcoCover opportunity in the USA - in Santa Clara, California. The California office joins the established EcoCover offices in Auckland, New Zealand; Brisbane, Australia; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; and London, EU. Additional EcoCover offices are presently being established in SE Asia and other strategic global locations. "The most exciting thing about EcoCover is that it's more than just effective weed control," says Cruickshank. "EcoCover conserves water, promotes plant growth, moderates soil temperature, reduces soil erosion, eliminates or reduces herbicide use and is able to be used as a carrier of beneficial additives for the soil. The icing on the cake is that EcoCover is also certified organic, compostable and fully biodegradable." Patent protected in 21 countries, EcoCover mulch mats provide ideal growing conditions for strong, healthy plants. At the same time, EcoCover mulch mats help save landfill space. Made 87% from recycled waste paper that would otherwise take up space in landfills, the mulch mats are easy to handle, cut to size, and lay. 
Sixty percent of landfill problems in the United States are due directly to the paper industry. Recycled paper and waste paper recovery saves valuable natural resources, saves energy, saves trees, and reduces landfill use.
EcoCover mulch mats provide moist conditions beneath the mat promoting microorganisms and worm populations, thus promoting stronger plant and crop growth rates. The pH balance of the soil is also improved. EcoCover also provides for better temperature stability in hot and cold conditions, reducing the risk of stress to new plantings. Research has shown that there is nothing in black or white or color newsprint that will damage plants or harm soil. Studies have confirmed that mulching with the black and white pages from the newspaper, including regular newsprint pages with color photos on them introduces no toxic chemical into the soil. Paper products convey benefits well beyond reducing weeding. Sweet corn, soybeans and tomatoes mulched with 6 to 8 inch layers of shredded newspaper yielded significantly and consistently more than plots that went unmulched or that were mulched with 4 to 6 inches of straw in a 2-year study. Versatile EcoCover mats also can be used to cover trash containers to prevent wind blown rubbish, reduce visual pollution, reduce smell, reduce scavenging birds and minimize bird carried disease into native bird colonies. Many cities, indeed some countries, require rubbish containers to be covered. The mat can incorporate rodent repellent; scents; perforations for water transmission; or be designed for a variety of other specialized applications. Being biodegradable, EcoCover mats will eventually disappear completely, leaving little or no trace in the landfill, unlike bulk waste paper that when buried generally remains intact and does not biodegrade. EcoCover's adhesive and open structure promotes the biodegradation of the mat beneath the soil surface. Recycling provides opportunities that will provide long-term benefits to the community and the environment. The availability of weed suppressants and mulch products manufactured from biodegradable and recycled materials such as shredded wastepaper, can provide alternatives to synthetic and non-biodegradable products currently on the market. Potentially these products can reduce the resources, energy and pollution associated with weed management and plant establishment. A single manufacturing plant operating one shift per day can recycle up to 9MT of waste paper per week depending on the mulch mat construction. EcoCover (NZ) Limited intends to identify like minded parties who have a desire to benefit the environment through the use of our technology and wish to purchase manufacturing plants for their own use. A manufacturing plant costs approximately US$1.4m delivered. Interested parties are invited to view the website at: http://www.ecocover.co.nz/. Confidential documentation can be forwarded upon request. CONTACT: Murray Cruickshank EcoCover Developments Limited Tel: *64 (0) 9 836 3338 Fax: *64 (0) 9 836 3318 Email: murray.cruickshank@ecocover.com Web: www.ecocover.co.nz In California contact: Douglas Schwartz 2070 Homestead Road, Santa Clara, CA 95050 Telephone: *1 (408) 246 3749 Facsimile: *1 (408) 246 9107 Email: douglas.schwartz@ecocover.com Paper Mulch Mat License No. EC2304018 |
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