applications , this would improve the quality of housing stock , create healthy homes which meet carbon targets and green building standards , and appeal to an increasingly eco-aware population .
Agriculture Cultivation of industrial hemp is beneficial for the agriculture sector and is known to remove cadmium and other accumulated metals from soils through phytoremediation Riparian planting , a valuable alternative land use , working in rotation with a variety of existing farming systems .
Investor Report Industrial Hemp Sector New Zealand ’ s New Export Opportunity 2020
Councils
• Purchasing policies focused on ecoalternatives to standard materials can have a significant positive impact on environmental targets .
• Encouraging and facilitating the use of hemp materials in construction would also help create local eco-businesses , which is of regional benefit .
DIY retailers Hemp-based building and gardening products are higher value alternatives to existing products . Use of hemp in own-range products may be to this sector ’ s advantage .
Plastic products Explore the use of hemp as an additive – even reducing hydrocarbon plastic content by 10 % is a significant improvement and there are examples of 100 % hemp plastics .
Food producers
• Include hemp as a healthy ingredient
• Use hemp-based packaging ,
Supermarkets and Big Box retailers Packaging and logistics materials , products of all kinds from consumer to industrial goods , especially where sustainable solutions are required
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Road construction
• Incorporation of hemp into asphalt will increase strength
• Hemp can be used for roadside geotextile weed matting ( and pegs )
Boatbuilding Need for lightweight , waterproof , extremely strong , eco-friendly composite materials can be met by hemp products .
Tourism Hemp products such as bed linen , soap and food products can help the industry meet tourist demand for ecofriendly solutions in accommodation , food and destinations generally .
HEMP ROPE , HEMP DENIM , HEMP SILK
From coarse to medium to fine ‘ silk like ’ Hemp Fibres can be processed to the point that you wouldn ’ t know the difference between fine silk and fine hemp fibre .