It’s easy to imagine using a biodegradable polymer with a lifespan and use compatible with seasonal agricultural and horticultural activities . These polymers offer alternative solutions to traditional plastics, with notable advantages for soil management and cultivation.
The best example is agricultural mulching film , which encourages vegetation growth. The use of a biodegradable version of these films eliminates the need for collection and processing, leaving the fragments to biodegrade in the soil in a harmless way.
Other applications includevine clips, various ties for crops and flower pots.
ADVANTAGES
- Biodegradable floor plastics
- Waste reduction
- Simplifying the farming process
- Adding value to agricultural by-products in formulations
- Possible soil improver
- Mostly biobased
Biocomposites based on agricultural and agri-food by-products represent an innovative and sustainable solution for the agricultural sector. These materials combine a plastic matrix (biobased or conventional) withnatural fillers from waste or by-products. The latter include, for example, cereal hulls, fibers (flax shives, shives, etc.) or fruit and vegetable by-products.
The use of these materials contributes to a circular economy by recovering agricultural residues while reducing dependence on fossil plastics.