The GARDENA ReThi!nk pledge

The GARDENA ReTh!nk pledge.

Our economic activities have consequences for the environment and climate. It is important we are aware of this and face the resulting challenges. By subscribing to our ReTh!nk pledge, we make every effort to reduce the toll, and lessen the impact on our environment and our lives.

For this, our ReTh!nk pledge is built on the foundation of circularity. We call this the Circular R’s: Reduce, Repair, Recycle – so we are all able to ReTh!nk. This helps us quantify and qualify how sustainable each of our products really is, and, in turn, how much more sustainable your gardening can be. We want to lead in good ways and are already working to add more circular innovations to our list. So that you, the consumer, can make more conscious decisions.

We also want to inspire - all passionate gardeners and beyond - to bring sustainability back to the ecosystems right at their fingertips. Because we believe it is time to ReTh!nk. Read on to learn what initiatives we are taking today to make your gardening tasks and tools more sustainable.

Reduce

We are a manufacturing company. We will always make things, and therefore need energy and raw materials. Through our ReTh!nk pledge, however, we make every effort to reduce resource-consumption both during manufacturing as well as during the application of our products.

Reducing demand through longevity

The longevity and premium-quality of our products is of key importance to us. In order to ensure this, we subject our products to extensive hardness and precision testing, so that they can provide many years of use under the demanding conditions of everyday gardening. GARDENA products are thoroughly put through their paces to ensure that gardeners will be able to use them for many years to come. For many of our products, our extraordinarily long warranty periods of 10, 25, 30 or sometimes even up to 40 years guarantee lasting satisfaction.

Reducing resource-consumption

We use innovation to make our products more resource-efficient, so that they use less energy and resources during their application. Most prominently, we focus on watering products optimized for water efficiency to avoid waste of this precious resource. Products such as sensors, controls, drip irrigation, but also the GARDENA smart system, contribute to this in a clever way.

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Repair

Durable, long-lasting products made of premium-quality materials aren’t only easy to use, but endure very long periods of use, before they have to be replaced. Many of our products offer extraordinarily long warranties, but should they ever break, we want to make repairs as easy and cost-effective as possible. Doing something good for the environment and your wallet.

Repair before you re-buy

If a beloved GARDENA product should happen to break, you have the opportunity to repair it yourself with replacement parts, or – in the event of a more complex repair – make use of our own repair service. We feature thousands of replacement parts, including for models that haven’t been in the product range for nearly a decade.

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Recycle

Recycling is of the utmost importance in a circular economy. At GARDENA, we dedicate resources and knowledge to not only reducing our global footprint, but also to transforming the materials in our products towards a more sustainable selection – while guaranteeing the same premium-quality and longevity.

Recycled materials in our products

The field of recycled plastics is still in its early stages. Shortage of material or inadequacy for long-lasting, durable products play a big role. However, there are many opportunities for improvement present already.
Replacing the plastic in our connecting pipe with 70% recycled plastic and changing the plastic in our hose trolley wheels to 100% recycled plastic saves more than 600 tons of fossil-based plastic each year. Improvements to products, packaging and internal logistics since 2020 enable us to save over 1100 tons of virgin or fossil-based plastic every year. And that is only a start.

The new EcoLine range

Sustainably made. Aesthetically designed. Durably built.

GARDENA EcoLine is the first range of high quality gardening tools in the market that is made with significant shares of recycled materials. All EcoLine plastic elements are made out of high shares of post-consumer recycled plastic.

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Our sustainability champion of the season.

What is perceived as traditional, often might not be sustainable. Many of us are used to the comforts of modern-day life, while neglecting the impact this has on the environment. At GARDENA, we aim to make sustainable gardening as convenient as possible through a combination of innovation and awareness. Each season we recommend a product that embodies the spirit of our ReTh!nk pledge.

This summer, start saving water easily.

Rainwater Tank Pumps

With summers getting drier and longer everywhere, rain water is a great way to save on this precious resource. Putting up some rain water tanks early in the year helps catch enough to supplement seasonal demand effectively. Our rain water tank pumps are lightweight and very easy to operate - so they can easily be moved to almost any place of use. The new Power For All models even reduce demand, as the battery can be used across 14 of our other products. An additional five-year warranty extension if you register your product within three months of purchase makes this our sustainability champion for the current season.

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