Alpaca Manure Biodegradable Plant Pots and Seed Trays

每年至少生产5亿个塑料花盆和塑料托盘。其中，超过8000吨PA正在被填埋，因为黑色塑料罐不能回收利用。消费者对塑料的替代品要求越来越高。BBC园丁世界透露，83%的园丁正在努力减少使用塑料，73%的人愿意支付更高的费用。我们的产品将满足这一需求，提供一种可持续生物降解的替代产品，与现有竞争产品相比，将带来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验证，用废弃的羊驼农业材料制造植物盆和种子托盘。这满足了环境和经济可持续发展的目标，满足了消费者减少园艺塑料使用的需求，同时为农业部门提供了具有COVID弹性的替代收入来源。COVID-19改变了所有人的生活，农业部门也是如此。新冠肺炎的封锁导致所有羊驼徒步旅行者全面停牌四个月。其中一些仍处于关闭状态；另一些则大幅减少了运营数量。这个项目将为羊驼农民提供一个利用他们现有废物和资源的急需的新收入来源，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行业的脱碳。该项目为纳税人提供了巨大的价值，因为它注入了资金，将成为建立创新的催化剂。如果没有这笔资金，这个项目就不会启动。该项目将为羊驼种植者提供技术许可和经济生存的蓝图，这对这个新兴的可持续纤维和牲畜市场的生存和增长至关重要，这个市场具有全球意义，对英国经济具有很高的价值。该项目将为羊驼种植者利用现有废物和资源提供新的收入来源，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行业的脱碳。

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.