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
Our mission is to reduce plastic pollution by making refill the easy choice for home and personal care products.
Our vision is a shift towards a circular economy where waste is designed out of the equation for a healthier, more sustainable world.
Ecopod is a smart-tech refill system that dispenses home care and personal care products into reusable containers. Ecopod was developed to reduce the reliance on single-use plastic currently used for many of these products in order to protect our oceans and environment. 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 install Ecopod kiosks at qualifying residential and retail properties for free. We also partner with other manufacturers who wish to offer their products via refill.
By partnering with us, you can reduce plastic waste and boost your sustainability. See our residential partnership information here to learn about how Ecopod can benefit your residential property. See our retail partnership information here to learn more about how Ecopod can benefit your retail store. See our manufacturer partnership information here to learn more about offering your products via refill.
Ecopod was developed by Environmental Solutions Group (ESG). ESG is dedicated to the invention, enhancement, and distribution of simple station-based answers to many of life’s most common environmental problems.
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 our kiosks, which presents excellent return on investment in a short period of time. Likewise, end-users appreciate the convenience that Ecopod offers in simplifying their lives, making it easy to reduce plastic waste, and creating value in their day-to-day budgets.
To discover how the Ecopod systems may work in a location of your choice, we encourage you to contact our demonstration team for a free, no-obligation consultation.
Founders
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 ocean pollution at a young age Gabriela has made it her personal mission to create greener solutions on a global scale. As an undergraduate student at NYU’s School of Professional Studies Gabriela focused her coursework on current Environmental issues and potential solutions. The Zero Waste concept resonated with Gabriela and she found ways of incorporating this lifestyle. One day, while participating in a beach cleanup along the shorelines of NYC, the debris along the coastline were seemingly endless. Gabriela witnessed the devastating effects of Microplastic pollution firsthand and realized that she needed to do more to help. The idea for Ecopod Kiosks was born. A centralized refilling system for household cleaning items that could prevent millions of pounds of plastic waste from entering our landfills and bodies of water. In addition to developing the Ecopod Kiosks, Gabriela is currently pursuing an MS in Real Estate Development from NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate and is committed to creating a better world through offsetting our environmental footprints and being an innovator in
sustainable urban development.
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.