Eco Friendly Pots: Are They a Better Option than Common Pots?

Plastic is a creepy word in a sustainable way of life. And even more if we think about plants and gardens, in which pots are a must. Eco friendly pots have different and various material alternatives, there are those that are made of ceramics, concrete and even terracota, there are some glass options, metal alternatives and so on. Are they a better option than common pots? In this article you will be able to compare all these options available in the market.

If sustainable pots are just a start, you can also read How to Design a Sustainable Home? 50 Easy Sustainable Home Tips! or 10 Tips and Tricks on how to start a Sustainable Garden.

Haxnicks Bamboo Pots Biodegradable (Pack of 10)

These bamboo and rice pots may seem regular ones, made of common plastic. However, they are free from petroleum-based plastics as well as being BPA-free. The pots include saucers to be bought together or separately and are available in either 13cm or 15cm diameter. Are compostable and biodegradable. The user just has to snap them and throw onto the compost heap when they have reached the end of their life. Aren't probably the perfect sustainable option for pots?

Amazon Brand – Stone & Beam 100% Stoneware Planter

This beautiful stoneware pot adds a lovely splash of pale color to any decor. It has a 8.85" diameter x 7.87"H and it is 100% stoneware. The mid-century style fits nicely on a side table, desk, or bookshelf. And can be easily wiped clean with a soft, dry cloth.

Haxnicks Bamboo Pots Biodegradable vs. Amazon Brand – Stone & Beam 100% Stoneware Planter

When thinking about pots, you will easily think about plastic ones. Or maybe, terracotta! But there are plenty of options. The Bamboo Pots are perfect as a direct replacement to regular plastic pots, but with a sustainable aim because if you are not aware of the material they are made for, you won't probably realize that they are not petroleum based. On the other hand, the stoneware planter could be a beautiful option that combines decoration with long lasting use life: sustainability itself. Let's check some particular aspects trying to choose the right option.

• Design

If we think about design, the Bamboo pot is everything we can expect from a common pot. You will find one shape variation and a few color variations, all of them near to nature and earthy: terracotta and apple green. Our stoneware option is nearer to a piece of decoration. It can also be used with no plant inside, and it will be a nice piece of pottery. So, in terms of design, there's no real winner: it all depends on what you are looking for.

• Practicality

While both types of pots are easy and practical to use, I would not use the stoneware pot for plants that grow a lot and very fast, as transplanting them is likely to be hard work or I will have to break the pot. In the case of bamboo pots, due to the fact that they are compostable, I would not find it difficult to decide to break them for a pot transplant. In the end, our second product is a beautiful decorative item, while the first product is useful and practical.

• Durability

When thinking of a useful life cycle for flower pots, the stone flower pot undoubtedly aims to be eternal. I think it is a pot that can accommodate multiple plants for several years. On the contrary, the bamboo pot is ideal for those cases in which we know that we will quickly have to discard it because far from generating plastic waste we can incorporate it in our compost.

Haxnicks Bamboo Pots Biodegradable

Amazon Brand – Stone & Beam 100% Stoneware Planter

• Material

The material is one of the key points of these two options. While one type of material is ephemeral and susceptible to being affected by external agents due to its organic origin, the other is extremely noble and durable. In addition, the material will determine the weight, durability and type of plant that can be placed in each pot. In the case of the stoneware pot, it is not only a utilitarian object, but also a decorative one, and here the material takes on a very important meaning. On the contrary, the bamboo pot offers practicality.

• Aesthetic

Both types of pots have an attractive aesthetic for the type of product they are. Bamboo planters are ideal for outdoors, especially if they are composed as a whole. The stoneware pot, on the other hand, is ideal for indoors, on top of a kitchen counter, in a library or the hallway cabinet of a nice office. In addition, the versatile, pastel colors in which stoneware pots are available are easy to match with any interior design. I wouldn't know which of the three shade options to choose.

• Brand

Both brands are a guarantee of quality, however, the proposal of each one of them is directly related to the aesthetics and utility of the pots. Nutley's brand offers a wide variety of useful and practical products with an excellent price-quality ratio. On the other hand, Stone & Beam is a brand of decoration and furniture, whose main value is the aesthetic and style proposal between classic and modern. If the intention is to decorate a space, this brand will undoubtedly be able to provide a comprehensive proposal that incorporates the planter.

• Complements

The bamboo pots can be purchased with their respective saucers, in the corresponding color, size and material, which makes it a complete proposal, suitable for outdoors and indoors. The stoneware pot, on the other hand, comes without saucers. However, it is a type of pot that can be used as a pot holder in which the saucer is placed internally. In addition, it can be combined with a saucer in a classic or contemporary style and the aesthetic style will be even better.

• Context of use

Both types of pots can be used indoors or outdoors. Both material and functionality are adaptable in both cases. However, if I had to choose, I would use the bamboo planter for outdoor use and the stoneware planter to decorate a nice indoor space. Besides, the latter is ideal for a balcony or apartment, while the bamboo ones can be ideal for a larger garden or veranda. How would you use them?

• Sustainability parameters

If we think in terms of sustainability, we are sure that both options are much better than a common plastic planter whose end of use has few circularity options. In the case of the bamboo planter, we can assure that it is a circular proposal due to its possibility of being biodegradable and biodegradable. In the case of the stoneware pot, the material is also of natural origin, and therefore, feasible to be returned to the earth once its useful life is over. However, there is a big difference in the length of the useful life: the bamboo and rice pot is less durable versus the stoneware pot whose useful life can be very long.

Now you have some alternatives for sustainable pots, have you already chosen the perfect one for your sustainable home? Let me tell you, I have no choice yet! Fortunately, I can opt for both: plants are never enough.