ABSTRACT
Abstract: In today’s society where green materials are of prime concern, hundreds or even thousands of products ranging from household to industrial ones are being produced. Bio-based bioplastic, one of these green materials, is made from renewable resources. This chapter encapsulates the studies on pots prepared from material containing different amounts of bioplastic heat-mixed with newspaper pulp bres, different starches (cassava, maize and potato), water, vinegar and glycerol. Pots were later planted with seedlings of a fast-growing tree species and positioned above ground and below ground prior to evaluations for water absorption (sheet form), root penetration and weight loss. The observation of the results indicated that lower content of bioplastic in a material absorbs more water and allows more root penetrations. However, the opposite was seen for weight loss with higher bioplastic content. Organism attacks from ants, snails, termites, millipede and fungus growth can also be found on the pots. Overall, promising results can be seen on these green biodegradable planting pots, thus providing an alternative to the not green, non-degradable petroleum-based polybags.
