The Responsible Choice for Horticultural Containers
East Jordan Plastics, Inc is a horticultural plastic container manufacturer and a family owned business for over 70 years. We are based in MI and have 3 manufacturing plants including a plastic recycling facility. We manufacture thermoform Round & Square pots, inserts, market paks, and plug & liner trays. We also manufacture injection-molded Round & Square pots and decorative hanging baskets, bowls, and planters. Our Project 100% closed loop recycling program recaptures 15 Million pounds of scrap plastic a year from our customers, which we use to manufacture new containers.
Plastic Recycling - Our Commitment to Horticulture
East Jordan Plastics has been committed to plastic recycling since the early 60’s when we first began thermoforming plastic flats and plant inserts. Even then we realized the importance of plastic recycling. Today EJP has engineered and implemented a “closed loop” plastic recycling process that uses proven plastic recycling technology and that ensures maximum energy efficiency, and ultimately the highest quality recycled plastic products.
The first plastics processing line of our 130,000 square foot facility in South Haven, Michigan has the capacity to recycle over 10 million pounds of plastic material annually. Other plastic recycling lines will be added as needed. At EJP we strongly believe that the best way to achieve sustainability is to recycle plastics, and reuse all of the plastic plant containers we manufacture. With this in mind, it is our position that the most sustainable growing container is a growing container made from recycled plastic.
We call our initiative Project 100%, and our goal is to spearhead a regional effort to ensure that all of the plastic used in making horticultural plant containers is recycled. It’s a lofty goal, we know, but we feel it’s the right thing to do– for both our industry and our planet.
Plastic Plant Container Recycling
There are many benefits to recycling:
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Recycled plastic plant containers can recover upwards of 60% of the energy put into processing the product initially.
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The recycling “closed loop” for plastic plant containers is repeated each time the plastic material is recycled with significant energy recovery gains.
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Recycled horticultural containers avoid landfills and are returned directly to the growing container manufacturing stream.
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Recycling reduces waste removal fees by keeping growing containers out of dumpsters and landfills.
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Recycling enhances the growing container industry’s public image as a wise steward of the environment by reusing sustainable plastic growing containers.
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Recycling creates opportunities for most plastic containers to be reused.
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Recycling increases retail foot traffic as consumers return their plastic plant containers to garden centers.
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Recycling achieves a better sustainable footprint due to trash reduction.
East Jordan Plastics has served the horticultural industry for more than 70 years.
Beginning in 1947 with wooden flats to today’s comprehensive line of plastic thermoformed plant containers, East Jordan Plastics remains committed to the only industry it has ever served.
This privately held business has been in the Diller family for more than three generations.
Throughout the years, the Diller’s have grown EJP through hard work, superior customer service, quality products with competitive pricing, and a loyal customer base.
- Personalized Service
- Leading-edge thermoforming technology
- Unique solutions in plastic growing containers & packaging
- On-time delivery through our own fleet of trucks
- Long-term financial stability
From out-of-the-box to completely custom orders, we’re ready to serve you.
Our wide selection of growing pots, plug and propagation trays, plant flats and inserts is augmented by our ability to customize orders. New colors, different venting designs, thinking outside the box, plant tray or growing pot… we’re happy to work with you.
Put it all together, and you have a company that can function as a truly outstanding business partner; a company connected to its customers by insight, innovation, and performance.
Leadership Team
For more information, please contact us at 1-800-353-1190 or send us a message.
Cal Diller
CEO
Scott Diller
President
Matt Diller
Operations Manager - Beaverton
Nathan Diller
Operations/Recycling Manager - South Haven
Katie (Diller) Doran
Human Resources Manager
Tracy Asposito
Senior Accountant
Jeff Cunkle
Plant Manager - East Jordan
Shawn DeYoung
Plant Manager - South Haven
Adam Friedrich
Logistics Manager
Gary Gurizzian
CFO
Angela Krecke
Customer Service Manager
Mark Lercel
Senior Engineer
Michael Nauta
Director of Sales & Marketing
Cell: 315-576-6639
michael.nauta@ejplastics.com
Joe Rebec
Operations Manager - East Jordan
Dave Smith
IT Manager
John Spyhalski
Controller
Roland Yarbrough
Plant Manager - Beaverton
Sales & Customer Service Team
Our Sales & Customer Service Team at East Jordan Plastics is comprised of a talented set of individuals who are driven, knowledgeable, and diversified with a passion to bring you innovative, green friendly products.
For more information, please contact your Territory Sales Manager, or contact us at 1-800-353-1190 or send us a message.
Bret Sulaver
Strategic Account Manager
Cell: 815-762-0308
bret.sulaver@ejplastics.com
Chris Rodriguez
Western Region Territory Manager
Cell: 231-497-8750
chris.rodriguez@ejplastics.com
Frank Macrina
Regional Business Development Manager
Office: 717-617-2554
Cell: 231-675-4533
Fax: 866-743-0372
frankmacrina@ejplastics.com
Jeff Rusch
Sales Manager - Midwest Region
Cell: 231-675-7989
jeffrusch@ejplastics.com
Kenny Gill
Sales Manager - South and Central Texas Region
Office: 903-570-2895
kenny.gill@ejplastics.com
Kristi McClelland
Sales Manager - Western Michigan
Office: 269-544-4866
Cell: 269-998-7383
Fax: 866-735-9916
kristim@ejplastics.com
Stephen Dick
Sales Manager - Northeast Region
Cell: 717-586-1752
Fax: 231-536-6704
stephendick@ejplastics.com
Tim Vaandering
Canadian Territory Manager
Cell: 519-757-7742
tim.vaandering@ejplastics.com
Wayne Bagwell
Sales Manager - Southeast Region
Office: 770-363-6821
Cell: 404-402-9882
Fax: 770-575-2027
wayne.bagwell@ejplastics.com
Angela Krecke
Customer Service Manager
Office: 800-353-1190
angela.krecke@ejplastics.com
Lisa Ernst
Customer Service
Office: 800-353-1190
lisa.ernst@ejplastics.com
Jessica Meredith
Label - Plate Proofing Coordinator / Customer Service
Office: 800-353-1190
jessica.meredith@ejplastics.com
Krista Raymond
Customer Service
Office: 800-353-1190
krista.raymond@ejplastics.com
Katherine Johnson
Customer Service
Office: 800-353-1190
katherine.johnson@ejplastics.com