From green waste to horticultural resources: A novel approach to quantifying greenhouse gas emission factors for decision-making

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Replacing traditional potting materials like peat and perlite with biochar and compost produced from levee weeds can dramatically reduce the greenhouse gas footprint of potting production to near neutral while maintaining equivalent cultivation quality. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Takanori Kuronuma; Hitoshi Watanabe; Azusa Gomi; Shohei Masuda; Takuya Mito

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2026.130335

June 30, 2026Journal of Environmental ManagementOpen Access

From green waste to horticultural resources: A novel approach to quantifying greenhouse gas emission factors for decision-making

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This research aims to quantify greenhouse gas emission factors from green waste and assess their impact on horticultural practices.
Produced biochar and compost from levee weeds to compare with commercial horticultural materials.
Conducted potting cultivation tests to evaluate GHG footprints when replacing peat and perlite with biochar and compost.
Replacement of peat and perlite with biochar and compost resulted in a significantly reduced GHG footprint.
The GHG footprints from recycled materials approached neutrality, indicating sustainability benefits.

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Quantifies greenhouse gas emissions from green waste in horticulture, suggesting benefits of recycling.

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e/kg-FW, respectively, which enabled regional GHG budget projections. Biochar and compost produced from levee weeds with quality and cultivation properties equivalent to those of 21 commercially available horticultural materials. Actual potting cultivation tests demonstrated that replacing these materials with peat and perlite can dramatically reduce the GHG footprint of potting production, bringing it close to neutral. These GHG emission factors and footprints help us elucidate the value of recycling green waste more intuitively.

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