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But it's no good if we all forget to compost our covers. Kerry has provided the incentive for this by designing a window in his biodegradable phone covers to hold a sunflower seed.

'Our idea was that incorporating a seed gives people a reason to separate the plastic parts, saving recyclers money, time and effort,' says Kerry. When you plant your phone cover the biodegrading plastic releases the sunflower seed from its casing and provides it with nutrients to help it grow.



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Who'd have thought that a mobile phone cover could grow a sunflower?
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