The potential for this new material called Aqualok is enormous. If the price is right it could help to move sub-irrigation into the mainstream market where it belongs. Drain hole top-watering is inefficient, wasteful and anything but green.
Source: www.greenhousegrower.com
Plastic pop bottles, for many of us, are another way of referring to polyethylene terephthalate (PET). This thermoplastic polymer is most commonly used to create the containers we use for foods and beverages. It’s also one of the most commonly recycled materials in the world.
But did you know that PET is now making a push into the arena of growing media? You read correctly, growing media. So the next time you polish off a bottle of your favorite soda over lunch, make sure to toss it into the correct recycling bin. After all, it may revisit you down the road during your next production run.
