The flower industry has a thorny environmental problem — and plastic is just part of it
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October 3, 2022
Dr. Kai Chan, CSFS Associate and professor at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability and the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, discussed the environmental impacts of the industrial farming of flowers.
“Depending on where the flowers come from, there’s industrial farming and the effects of pesticides, fertilizers or water-hungry greenhouses to consider,” said Dr. Chan.