Soybean By-Products Bioplastic (Polylactic Acid)-Based Plant Containers: Sustainable Development and Performance Study

In most cases, plant containers used in the horticulture industry are not reusable, have many negative impacts on environment, and take a long time to degrade. To reduce use of non-biodegradable containers, bio-degradable been developed for industry. However, full potential sustainability is yet be completely explored. Therefore, two novel biodegradable this research effectively contribute sustainability’s environmental, social, economic dimensions. The biocomposite formulations by mixing soy hull protein isolate (SPI) with polylactic acid (PLA) matrix containers. first formulation, proportion PLA hulls 70 wt% 30 wt%, respectively; second 65 blended 5 SPI. injection molding process manufacture from formulations. field trial, four species grown along polyethylene commercial PLA/DDGS (dried distiller’s grains solubles PLA-based container) investigate biodegradability growth. results show that new outperform existing terms certain growth biodegradability.