ARS USA RESEARCH ANIMAL BY-PRODUCT FLOWER POT MANUFACTURING
June 1st, 2006
BY MONICA DOBIE
AMERICAN scientists from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the USA's Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) are working together to develop biodegradable pots for nursery production.
The team is developing environmentally sound pots to replace current non-biodegradable plastic models.
Agricultural by-products such as poultry feathers, egg protein, milk, cheese protein, animal and plant lipids are being processed by researchers and pressed into pot shapes to find the best mix of materials.
The researchers will also design and build a ...
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