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Keep Peat in Bogs not Bags

Peat bog in the setting sun by KB on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/the-sun-is-setting-over-a-vast-expanse-of-water-axa5jckDcg4

Mushrooms, for peat’s sake? It seems Britain and Ireland’s mushroom growers use nothing but peat from our extensive CO2-storing peat bogs, adding to the continued decimation and massive CO2 emissions…

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Published 2024-07-07
Categorised as ActionTagged cooking, ecotips, food, peat, peat bog

Peat-free Compost

Cut peat ready for packing for the horticulture industry

By the end of 2024, peat-based compost won’t be sold to the public in the UK anymore, thanks to new regulations. While this is brilliant for peat bogs and reduces…

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Published 2024-02-27
Categorised as ActionTagged ecotips, peat, peat bog

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the garden centre…

Cut peat ready for packing for the horticulture industry

The government in 2022 banned the sale of bagged peat-based compost from 2024, which is a big step in the right direction and should save thousands of acres of peat…

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Published 2023-03-28
Categorised as ActionTagged ecotips, peat, peat bog

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