GLOBAL LOOK
Green Cultivation with
Biodegradable Plastic Mulch
Fully biodegradable agricultural mulch films offer special
advantages over conventional plastic films
From China Plastic & Rubber Journal
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lastic mulch provides many positive advantages for
the agricultural sector. Yet the widespread utilization
of plastic mulch is beginning to yield more harm
than benefits since an increasing amount is accumulating
on farmland, particularly in china, the world's largest food
producer. aware of this "white pollution," plastics companies
in china emerged with their own fully biodegradable plastics
for "greener" and more sustainable cultivation.
Plastic mulch film is used to suppress weeds and conserve
water in crop production. the advancement of china's agri-
Plastic mulch accumulating in farmland causes serious pollution and affects crop yields.
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