, twigs, and branches is resulting in more debris being delivered to the processing plants. Any increase in debris entering the processing plant increases operational costs as a result of machine damage, labor to remove the debris, and disposal costs
fertilizer and for traditional disposal, creating environmental benefits. Literature Cited Alam, M.Z. Chong, C. 2006 Recycling compost wastewaters and nutrients in container ornamental production Recent Res. Develop. Agron
method of weed control. Wood chips also provide additional long-term benefits to soil physical and chemical properties and do not require removal and disposal. For all production systems, values of foliar N for both species were above established
shuttle trays manufactured from polystyrene using blow-mold technology was calculated to be 0.037 kg CO 2 e/kg per marketable plant. This was calculated using SimaPro, assuming a material transported distance of 200 km and landfill disposal of used
al., 1982 ) that safe handling and disposal practices are well established ( Anonymous, 2008 ). Table 1. Fresh-weight gain of Indiangrass inflorescence callus cultures after removal from 250 mg·L −1 ethidium bromide (EtBr) treatment for 24 h
return during harvesting and composting vs. the cost of removal and disposal into a landfill or utilization by integration into dunes which decreases beach space and potentially tourism appeal. Furthermore, as prewashing of the seaweed did not impact the
proximity of plants. LEDs have the potential for significant cost savings over current horticultural lamp types. Because of their long operational life, procurement and disposal costs for replacement bulbs is mostly eliminated along with associated labor
alternative to straw and plastic mulches. Additionally, newspaper is free of weed seeds ( Munn, 1992 ) which can be an issue with straw mulches. Newspaper is biodegradable ( Shogren, 2000 ) and can be turned into the soil, thus eliminating disposal concerns
20% less time to transplant into a prepared landscape site and resulted in labor savings and less plastic for recycling or disposal. Additional research is required to determine the consumer demand for these products. Units Literature cited Appleton
agronomically feasible and economically viable manure and other organic waste disposal option ( Kuo et al., 2004 ). Improved food security in the Pacific islands requires that a cost-effective, stable source of local fertilizer be available to growers. Costs of