I ask a lot from my pot scrubbers. ... Biodegradable but sturdy, coir is a stiff, coarse but flexible natural fiber extracted from the outer husk of coconuts.

Those yellow sponges with the green plastic fibers on the back for scrubbing pots — "Pot Scrubbers" — should be kept far away from our birds, fish, reptiles, cats and dogs, hamsters and whatevers.

DITF, Fiber Engineering highlight biodegradable natural fiber plant pot project. Materials and fabrication process R&D achieves low-cost, compostable plant pots made from invasive hyacinth fibers and ...