{"id":204,"date":"2013-12-27T10:21:59","date_gmt":"2013-12-27T10:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sustaffor.eu\/?page_id=204"},"modified":"2016-07-19T11:57:21","modified_gmt":"2016-07-19T11:57:21","slug":"mulching-techniques","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sustaffor.eu\/?page_id=204","title":{"rendered":"Groundcovers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Groundcovers are mulching surfaces aiming at impeding weed establishment in the area of soil occupied by the tree roots, thus reducing the need for weeding and also soil water evaporation. During the project, four different models of mulch are developed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A 100% biodegradable framed bioplastic groundcover based on a new biopolymer formulation, fused to a flexible bioplastic sheet; developed by <a href=\"https:\/\/sustaffor.eu\/?page_id=73\"><strong>DTC<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sustaffor.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2.Biodegradable_framed_mulch_DTC.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-478\" alt=\"2.Biodegradable_framed_mulch_DTC\" src=\"https:\/\/sustaffor.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2.Biodegradable_framed_mulch_DTC-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustaffor.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2.Biodegradable_framed_mulch_DTC-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sustaffor.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2.Biodegradable_framed_mulch_DTC-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A 100% biodegradable semi-rigid bioplastic\u00a0groundcover, based on a new biopolymer formulation, developed by <a href=\"https:\/\/sustaffor.eu\/?page_id=73\"><strong>DTC<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sustaffor.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/3.Biodegradable_rigid_mulch_DTC1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-480\" alt=\"3.Biodegradable_rigid_mulch_DTC\" src=\"https:\/\/sustaffor.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/3.Biodegradable_rigid_mulch_DTC1-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustaffor.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/3.Biodegradable_rigid_mulch_DTC1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sustaffor.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/3.Biodegradable_rigid_mulch_DTC1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A 100% biodegradable groundcover made with woven jute cloth treated with furan bio-based resin for increased durability, developed by <a href=\"https:\/\/sustaffor.eu\/?page_id=96\"><strong>La Zeloise NV<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sustaffor.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/4.Biodegradable_Jute_La-Zeloise.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-471\" alt=\"4.Biodegradable_Jute_La-Zeloise\" src=\"https:\/\/sustaffor.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/4.Biodegradable_Jute_La-Zeloise-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustaffor.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/4.Biodegradable_Jute_La-Zeloise-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sustaffor.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/4.Biodegradable_Jute_La-Zeloise-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sustaffor.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/4.Biodegradable_Jute_La-Zeloise.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A\u00a0long-lasting mulching groundcover based on recycled rubber (worn-out tyres, conveyor belts), reusable in successive tree plantation projects, developed by <a href=\"https:\/\/sustaffor.eu\/?page_id=98\"><strong>EcoRub bvba<\/strong><\/a>.<b><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sustaffor.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/5.Reusable_gum_mulch_EcoRub-Sustaffor1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"5.Reusable_gum_mulch_EcoRub-Sustaffor\" src=\"https:\/\/sustaffor.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/5.Reusable_gum_mulch_EcoRub-Sustaffor1-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All these techniques are produced in Europe and made with materials mainly coming from waste.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Groundcovers are mulching surfaces aiming at impeding weed establishment in the area of soil occupied by the tree roots, thus reducing the need for weeding and also soil water evaporation. During the project, four different models of mulch are developed:<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sustaffor.eu\/?page_id=204\">Read more &#8250;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":12,"menu_order":52,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustaffor.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/204"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustaffor.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustaffor.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustaffor.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustaffor.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=204"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/sustaffor.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/204\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1366,"href":"https:\/\/sustaffor.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/204\/revisions\/1366"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustaffor.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustaffor.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}