Alpaca Manure Biodegradable Plant Pots and Seed Trays

每年至少生产5亿个塑料花盆和托盘。其中，每年有超过8000吨的垃圾被填埋，因为黑色塑料罐无法回收。消费者对塑料替代品的要求越来越高。BBC《园丁世界》透露，83%的园丁正在努力减少塑料的使用，73%的园丁愿意为此支付更多的钱。我们的产品将通过提供一种可持续的可生物降解替代品来满足这一需求，这种替代品将比现有的竞争产品提供显著的经济和环境可持续性效益。该项目是一个创新的研发概念证明，用废弃的羊驼农业材料制造花盆和种子盘。通过满足消费者对减少园艺中塑料使用的需求，这满足了环境和经济可持续性目标，同时为农业部门提供了抗疫的替代收入来源。COVID-19改变了所有人的生活，农业部门也是如此。新冠肺炎疫情封锁导致所有羊驼徒步旅行运营商完全停止交易四个月。有些仍然关闭；其他公司的人数则大大减少。该项目将为利用现有废料和资源的羊驼养殖户提供急需的新收入来源，该项目将支持全球新兴的羊驼产业，这反过来又有助于时尚产业的脱碳。该项目为纳税人提供了极具价值的资金注入，将作为建立创新的催化剂。没有这笔资金，这个项目就不会启动。该项目将为羊驼养殖户提供技术许可和经济生存的蓝图，这对新兴的可持续纤维和牲畜市场的生存和增长至关重要，这对英国经济具有全球意义和高价值。羊驼养殖户利用现有的废料和资源获得新的收入来源，该项目将支持全球新兴的羊驼产业，这反过来又有助于时尚产业的脱碳。

At least 500 million plastic plant pots and trays are produced annually. Of these, over 8000 tonnes pa are being landfilled because black plastic pots cannot be recycled. Consumers are increasingly demanding alternatives to plastic. BBC Gardeners' World revealed 83% of gardeners are trying to use less plastic, with 73% willing to pay more to do this.Our product will satisfy this demand by providing a sustainable biodegradable alternative that will deliver significant economic and environmental sustainability benefits over existing competitor products.The project is an innovative R&D proof of concept to create plant pots and seed trays made from waste alpaca agricultural materials. This meets environmental and economic sustainability objectives by satisfying consumer demand for reduction of plastic use in gardening, whilst providing COVID-resilient alternative income streams for the farming sector.COVID-19 has changed all lives and the same is true for the farming sector. COVID-19 lockdown led all alpaca trekking operators to cease trading completely for four months. Some remain closed; others are operating on greatly reduced numbers. This project will provide a much needed new income stream for alpaca farmers that utilises their existing waste materials and resources, the project will support the globally emerging alpaca industry, which is in turn assisting the decarbonisation of the fashion industry.The project represents excellent value for the taxpayer by providing an injection of funds that will act as a catalyst to establish the innovation. Without this funding this project would not be initiated. This project will provide a blueprint for alpaca farmers to licence the technology and also survive economically -- critical for the survival and growth of this emerging sustainable fibre and livestock market, which is of global significance and high value to the UK economy.Th new income stream for alpaca farmers that utilises their existing waste materials and resources, the project will support the globally emerging alpaca industry, which is in turn assisting the decarbonisation of the fashion industry.