Summer flip-flops, garden planters,paver stones, and outdoor decking actuallyhave something in common. If based onwork conducted by Agricultural ResearchService engineer Greg Holt and colleagues,all of these products can be made fromagricultural waste and would biodegradenicely.Holt is working on a wide variety ofcomposite materials using waste such ascotton burs, cotton seed hulls, cornstarch,gypsum, kenaf, flax, switchgrass, andwheat straw. He is with the ARS CottonProduction and Processing Research Unitin Lubbock, Texas.
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