Why Horticulture Has a Plastic Conundrum
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On this page we collect news items that are related to our industry. Our sustainable Qlipr system makes us extremely aware of the Plastic Soup problem. By distributing these news items, we hope that more people will be made aware of the problem of plastic waste.
Ban on single-use plastics from 2021
Source: KvK
Desert and space farming to boost food supply
Source: Msn News
How to recognize, treat, and control ToBRFV (Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus)
ToBRFV belongs to the genus of the Tobamoviruses which also includes tomato mosaic virus (ToMV) and tobacco mosaic virus (TMV). The virus spreads mechanically through people and tools, but also through bumblebees, birds and infected fruits. While most of the tomato varieties have built up resistance against Tobamoviruses (such as TMV and ToMV), research has shown that the virus breaks through the resistance (Tm-2 and TM-2 2(superscript)) that most tomato varieties have against Tobamoviruses.
An overview of new possibilities with products and residuals of the horticulture.
An overview of new possibilities with products and residuals of the horticulture. In the BioBoost project parties from the Netherlands, Belgium and the United Kingdom collaborate to stimulate the development of a biobased horticultural sector.
Confusion about diffused light clarified
News source: https://www.hortidaily.com/
Shady destinations of collected plastic waste
News source: https://www.plasticsoupfoundation.org
EU ban on disposable plastic
News source: https://www.bioboosteurope.com
The first Plastic Health Summit in the world
News source: https://www.plastichealthsummit.org/
Worries about the effects of contaminated compost
News source: https://www.nhnieuws.nl
We eat, drink and breathe more than 100,000 microplastics per year
News source: https://www.plasticsoupfoundation.org/
Recycling program targets Alberta farmers' grain bags, baling twine
PHOTO:Farmers can drop off grain bags and bailing twine at no cost at designated depots during the three-year pilot project. (Denis Babin/CBC)
We irrevocably lose the best soil
News source: https://www.sueddeutsche.de
Plastic in compost responsible for extra local pollution
News source: https://www.plasticsoupfoundation.org/ | BY CARINA VAN UFFELEN
Plastic soup on land: Agricultural compost is polluted with plastic
News source: https://www.plasticsoupfoundation.org
We made plastic. We depend on it. Now we're drowning in it.
News source: LAURA PARKER | https://www.nationalgeographic.com
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