Greening Up My Act

Are Biodegradable Pots Any Good?


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Are biodegradable flower pots full of greenwashing? It depends. Listen as hosts Tiff and Kat jump over the moon for CowPots (and trip and fall over others). Find out what biodegradable plant pots are made of, how they work, and which ones studies say work best in this episode of your favorite sustainability podcast.

Sources

  • CowPots website: https://cowpots.com/
  • Biodegradable pot trial: https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/b802d35a-acf9-4af8-ac90-86d48343570f/downloads/2016%20Poster%20from%20MSU.pdf?ver=1705439455031
  • EPA review of CowPots: https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2017-09/documents/profile-freunds-farm-september2017_0.pdf 
  • University of Guelph on manure: https://ses.uoguelph.ca/what-does-manure-have-do-climate-change 
  • Farmer’s Almanac: DIY pots https://www.almanac.com/10-biodegradable-planting-pots-and-how-make-your-own

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Greening Up My ActBy Kat Cox & Tiffany Verbeck

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