“ Our range of mountains is responding to the ever increasing requirement for environmentally friendly product , ” says Arie den Hertog , Product Manager at Modiform . The ecoExpert line is a perfect scope of horticultural products made of 100 % recycled cardboard waste , and after their function , the products are completely biodegradable . “ From grower to consumer , this image offers a new sustainable solution for pots and tray . ”Arie den Hertog and some ecoExpert pots and trayCardboard : from negative to positiveAccording to Den Hertog , the consumer ’s position concerning materials has changed drastically over the years . “ Ten days ago , newspaper publisher and composition board cloth was viewed in a negative light by consumer , as it have the slip of trees . This perspective has changed due to effective information for users and label such as FSC and PEFC , which assure sustainable forestry . Now , consumer have become more mindful of the negatively charged environmental effects of single - use plastics , whereas cardboard is made from a rude and renewable origin . Still , have-to doe with both materials , it is crucial to have the production be as circular as possible . ecoExpert is made of cardboard waste from FSC indorse rootage . Therefore , at Modiform , our aspiration is to kick out virtuous charge plate in our output from 2025 forwards . ”
Recycled origin , recycled by consumerModiform ’s strategy is to have their production consumption recycled materials , as well as for the product to be recycle by the consumers . “ Under consumers , newspaper recycling is already being done in much higher percentages , when compared to plastic . Therefore , it is important for us to have this ecoExpert range . The pots are also biodegradable and compostable . When the consumer buys a plant , the muckle can be put in the ground along with the plant , where the pot will naturally degrade within a twelvemonth . As a issue , our products are Cyclos certified and lend to a more sustainable public . ”
Advantages for growerDen Hertog explain that the ecoExpert range provides growers with a sustainable alternative to plastic , which enables the cultivator ( and retail merchant ) to cope with the sustainable need from the consumer . “ We have a wide ecoExpert miscellanea , with almost 40 products , which is quickly spread out as the demand for them has been increase . Just like plastic sens , the new ecoExpert pots are de - stackable and optimized for automatise production , and while charge plate is a more waterproofed material than paper is , our production have a biologic wax use to them , take a crap them strong and water insubordinate while remaining biodegradable . ”
For more entropy : ModiformArie den Hertog[email protected]www.modiform.com / en / usance - solutions / eco - expertClick here for the ecoExpert leaflet
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