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Rio Grande Container is an environmentally friendly manufacturer. "Our inks and our glues are water soluble," submits Gibbs. He also said there is no hazardous material in their products because corrugated packaging is approved by the FDA. Almost all food supplies come in corrugated packaging. In addition, Rio Grande Container bails up all their scrap material and send it to Monterrey for recycling.

Mark Gibbs and Harold Jones also own the Rio Grande Container Game Ranch, an award winning native wildlife ranch, located one hour away from Weslaco. The ranch consists of native brush, where they feed and maintain the native wildlife. "We feed and promote the native habitat for our wildlife," Gibbs said. Rio Grande Container Game Ranch won first prize in the Valley Land Fund photo contest in 2002.

Valley Nature Center Non-Profit. V.P. of the Board for 5 Yrs and President for 2 yrs. The Valley Nature Center is the oldest nature center in the Rio Grande Valley, and the only non-profit center fully dedicated to environmental education south of San Antonio and east of Eagle Pass. It has been in operation as a non-profit organization dedicated to its mission since 1984.