Sustainable Innovation: Turning Waste into Soil Additives

Author:

Marczak Daria1,Lejcuś Krzysztof1ORCID,Lejcuś Iwona2,Misiewicz Jakub1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Institute of Environmental Engineering, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 50-363 Wrocław, Poland

2. Institute of Meteorology and Water Management-National Research Institute, 01-673 Warszawa, Poland

Abstract

In recent years, a dynamic increase in environmental pollution with textile waste has been observed. Natural textile waste has great potential for environmental applications. This work identifies potential ways of sustainably managing natural textile waste, which is problematic waste from sheep farming or the cultivation of fibrous plants. On the basis of textile waste, an innovative technology was developed to support water saving and plant vegetation- biodegradable water-absorbing geocomposites (BioWAGs). The major objective of this study was to determine BioWAG effectiveness under field conditions. The paper analyses the effect of BioWAGs on the increments in fresh and dry matter, the development of the root system, and the relative water content (RWC) of selected grass species. The conducted research confirmed the high efficiency of the developed technology. The BioWAGs increased the fresh mass of grass shoots by 230-420% and the root system by 130-200% compared with the control group. The study proved that BioWAGs are a highly effective technology that supports plant vegetation and saves water. Thanks to the reuse of waste materials, the developed technology is compatible with the assumptions of the circular economy and the goals of sustainable development.

Funder

Operational Programme Smart Growth Operational Programme co-financed by the European Union with the European Regional Development Fund

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

General Materials Science

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