Each year, millions of plastic plant containers and tons of other horticultural debris never make it to the recycling bin. Instead, they clog our solid waste stream in a growing but avoidable problem. The good news is that many companies are working hard to fix this problem.
In this episode we explore some of the latest innovations in the horticultural world today and how they can help eliminate this problem, one pot at a time. And in the kitchen, Chef Nathan uses a pot of his own. Recycling works in the kitchen too and he lets nothing go to waste to show us how to make homemade chicken stock.
For more information
joegardener Blog: Top Ten Tips to Repurpose Plastic Pots
Purdue Study says consumers are willing to pay a bit more
CowPots plantable pots
Fertil biodegradable pots
About Joe Lamp'l
Joe Lamp'l is the Host and Executive Producer of the award winning PBS television series Growing A Greener World. Off camera, Joe dedicates his time to promoting sustainability through his popular books, blog, podcast series, and nationally syndicated newspaper columns. Follow Joe on Twitter
I cannot find the show notes for episode 720 for a the top 10 list of plastic pots reuse ideas.
Zig,
Here is a link for the recycling pots program at Missouri Botanic Garden. http://www.mobot.org/hort/activ/plasticpots.shtml
I hope this helps.
Zig,
Here is a link for the blog post Joe wrote about the top ten tips to repurpose plastic pots. https://joegardener.com/top-ten-tips-repurpose-pots/ I hope it is useful. Have a great season in the garden.
Where’s the list of 10 more ways to “reuse the plastic pots”???
Ms. Chez,
Here is a link for Joe’s blog post about the top ten tips to repurpose plastic pots.https://joegardener.com/top-ten-tips-repurpose-pots/
Have a great season in the garden!
I can’t find your 10 ways to deal/recycle/reuse plastic pots
Kat,
Here is a blog post Joe wrote about the top ten tips for repurposing plastic pots.
https://joegardener.com/top-ten-tips-repurpose-pots/
Have a great season in the garden.
This recycled lumber seems like an alternative to building materials in hurricane ravaged areas as well.
Thanks for your sharing.
I watch your show on KSMU in Springfield, MO. Program # 720 featured a recycling center in St. Louis, MO that recycles plastic plant containers, etc. I missed the name of that center. Would you be so kind as to share the name of that company with me?
Thank you.
Hi Myra. It’s at the Missouri Botanical Garden. Give them all call to get the details.
Do you have a website for accessing the recycled plastic lumber produced in St. Louis. Is is for sale to individuals or only corporations? Was interested in it to make raised beds. Also does it come in a variety of sizes( length and width)?
Hi Josh. We added some links to the post since you emailed us. If you’ll check the link again here, you’ll find the links. Thanks.
https://www.growingagreenerworld.com/talking-trash-dealing-with-plastic-pots-packaging-and-more/