B&Q Ditches Polystyrene continued...
By alextb
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In a previous blog I mentioned a small article that stated that B&Q were stopping their use of Polystyrene for packs of young bedding plants.
I visited B&Q today, and saw the new packaging.
Below are three packs I bought:
Blue Veined Trailing Petunias, Snapdragons and Verbena
Below you can see the ‘teabag’ which means planting with less root disturbance.
I looked at the ‘teabag’ and the bag is filled with compost and a seed or seedling is planted in a hole in the top.
31 Mar, 2014
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Comments
Are the packages now plastic? At least with the Polystyrene you could recycle and use as crocs in the base of a pot.
31 Mar, 2014
The packaging is a plastic tray and the plants are individually planted in a teabag type bag.
1 Apr, 2014
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Cunning. Looks like a great idea.
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