James A. Schrader Heidi A. Kratsch William R. Graves
The variety and number of plants grown in pots (containers) is astonishing. In the United States alone, more than 4.5 billion containerized plants are produced per year by the horticulture specialty-crops industries, and nearly all of them are grown in single-use, petroleum-based plastic containers. Efforts are made by a few to re-use or recycle some of these containers, but the unfortunate reality is that less than 2% are repurposed, and a staggering 98% end up in the solid waste stream. Horticulture containers made of bioplastics and biocomposites have strong potential as sustainable...
The variety and number of plants grown in pots (containers) is astonishing. In the United States alone, more than 4.5 billion containerized plants are...
