1. Unlike earthenware , Fiberpots are made using long-lasting Fiberglass materials, which are light weight.
2. Normal earthenware pots needs a decorative painting or other coating, whereas the Fiberpots have attractive rustic earthenware or wooden gasket design embedded in to them and they last at least couple of decades.
3. They are cost effective, when their long lifetime costs are factored in – a typical Fiberpot can give 4or 5 times the lifetime of a earthenware pot and if this factor is taken in to account, they are actually cheaper in the long run.
4. All the Fiberpots are made as planters ( which can take a plant grown in a clay-pot or plastic pot) , you may rotate the plants inside them between indoor and outdoor .
5. Fiberpots can also be used for direct planting of indoor plants, by making a small hole at the bottom for draining excess water. In such a case the plants may be rotated between indoor and outdoor use, since the Fiberpots are weather resistant.
6. Green building concepts have been accepted and adapted by many corporate and also home makers. Compared to other traditional materials such as earthenware or plastics , the total life-cycle assessment of fiberglass contributes to its viability as a green building product due its reduced energy footprint in production, use.
7. As compared to the new plastic pots and planters , Fiberpots are environmentally sustainable - fiberglass products generate a much smaller impact on environment , since they are handcrafted products and use no electricity or heating for production. Glass fiber , which forms around 30% of the material is basically silica, and the plastic content of the pot is less than half of the standard plastic pots, due to the fiber reinforcement.
8. Further, the light weight of fiberglass results in overall savings, starting with lower transportation costs. Fiberpot's durability reduces the need for replacement, repair or repainting for couple of decades. It is this durability and low maintenance of fiberglass that really mark it as environmentally sustainable.