Official Signatory for the Global Commitment to End Plastic Pollution
Official Signatory for the Global Commitment to End Plastic Pollution
Proud Partner of the Environmental Media Association
About Us
Environmental Solutions Group Associates is a privately held company and manufactures the Ecopods.
Our mission is to reduce plastic pollution by making refill the easy choice for consumers.
Our vision is a shift towards a circular economy where waste is designed out of the equation for a healthier, more sustainable world. We seek to make the Ecopods accessible nationwide and worldwide to make systemic change in how consumers & businesses eliminate single-use plastic waste.
The Ecopod offers the unique advantage of benefiting both product owners as well as end users. Owners appreciate the self-contained, virtually maintenance-free aspect of the Ecopods, which presents excellent return on investment in a short period of time. Likewise, end-users appreciate the convenience that the Ecopod offers in simplifying their lives, making it easy to reduce plastic waste, and creating value in their day-to-day budgets.
Ecopod is a smart-tech refill system that dispenses home care and personal care products into reusable containers. Ecopod was developed to reduce single-use plastic waste. Currently, most products are packaged in single-use plastic. We have designed waste out of the equation by making reuse and refill both easy and convenient.
We’re passionate about building a more sustainable environment. We manufacture and install the Ecopods at qualifying residential and retail properties. We also partner with other manufacturers, retailers, or consumer product goods companies who wish to offer their products via refill.
By partnering with us, you can reduce plastic waste and boost your sustainability.
To discover how the Ecopod systems may work in a location of your choice, we encourage you to contact our team for more information.
Our Team
Henry Pino
Henry Pino has been in the chemicals industry since 1993, when he created a company to help hotels, hospitals and restaurants reduce their stockpile of chemical drums by refilling them with his fleet of tanker trucks. In 2003, Mr. Pino sold that company to dedicate more time to his high-rise development company, but always understood that his original concept could work at the consumer level. Environmental Solutions Group was founded to achieve a real and positive impact on the environment – reducing plastic waste on a massive scale by providing the same refilling capabilities to anyone with the Ecopod system, as well as other eco-conscious innovations.
Gabriela Pino
Ever since learning about the climate crisis, Gabriela has made it her personal mission to create greener solutions on a global scale. She committed herself to creating a better world through offsetting environmental footprints and innovation. As a New York University alumna, Gabriela focused her coursework on current environmental issues and potential solutions. Her goal to reduce single-use plastic waste became clear while participating in several beach clean-ups along the shorelines of Miami and as an avid boater had witnessed the seemingly endless amount of pollution. Gabriela realized that she needed to do more to help. Coupled with her father, Henry Pino’s, passion as an entrepreneur and background in sustainable
urban development, the Ecopod was born and they set out on a mission to continue
improving the concept together.
Patricia O. Espinosa, Esq.
Patricia O. Espinosa, Esq. has been an attorney practicing in Miami, Florida for the past 23 years in the areas of corporate and business law. She received a Bachelors of Business Administration and Juris Doctorate degrees from the University of Miami. During her years in practice, Ms. Espinosa represented numerous high profile corporate and development companies. In 2010, she joined Environmental Solutions Group as its General Counsel. She currently resides in Miami, Florida with her husband and two daughters.
Matt Gawne
Matt Gawne is a senior-level executive with more than 36 years of experience in sales management, international sales and marketing, including national account relationships, export sales, distributor selection and management, category sales development, project management, and new initiative development for packaged goods and prescription brands. Prior to Ecopod, Matt held a variety of senior management positions with the Procter and Gamble Company, most recently as the Sales Leader for US Exports. At P&G, built a very successful career over more than three decades developing teams, business plans, launching new products and sales strategies to drive sales and build brand loyalty at both the national and global level. Matt is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.