Appeal to go peat-free’
PUBLISHED: 12:55 12 March 2010 | UPDATED: 08:35 28 March 2014
MARCH 12, 2010: A new government campaign has been launched urging gardeners to go ‘peat-free’ when they buy compost and play their part in the fight against climate change.
When peat is harvested for use in growing media like multi-purpose compost, it damages valuable habitats and releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, research has shown.
MORE:?www.direct.gov.uk/buyingcompost
