| abstract |
A flower pot (1) which decomposes, when buried in the soil (3) to form a fertiliser,nthe pot (1) being formed by mixing a biodegradable polymer with dried andnpulverised animal or plant waste. In an embodiment about 100 parts by volumenvegetable waste (80 to 90% water content) is mixed with about 60 parts bynvolume adjusting material (15% water content) and the mixture heated andnfermented with the addition of a soil borne fungi (bacillus uchishiro), the mixturenbeing agitated for 7 to 8 hours at a temperature of 75°C, and thereafter dried tona water content less that 1% and pulverised, after which a biodegradablenpolymer is added in a proportion of 35% by weight the mixture being agitated tonform a moulding consistency. |