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Peat Free Compost?

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sources, including: BBC experts and the

Wildlife Trust.


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“Green Gardener”
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On this page we examine the
worrying facts about destroying
the Peatlands and what is being
done to save them. For reassurance on using Vital Earth Peat Free Products versus other Products on the market take a look at our Process.

We are also trying to build a portfolio of Product Endorsements to provide extra confidence that our products are as good as we claim them to be. To answer the question of how Peat Free Compost compares Peat Based take a look at our Frequently Asked Questions– we are used to being asked that one!

Vital Earth Quality ApprovedBut before all that – take a look at the difference you can make by opting for the organic environmental choice!

 



For more on the different types of Peatlands & the wildlife & plants they house, take a look at this great site from the Environment and Heritage Service


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  • Peat bogs cover just 3% of the world’s surface but they store twice as
    much carbon as all the world’s forests combined.

    “Destroying peat bogs is even more disastrous than destroying the Amazonian rainforest!”
  • Healthy peat absorbs and stores carbon, by destroying peat bogs carbon dioxide is released.
  • Due to erosion and pollution, bogs in northern Britain could be leaking as much carbon each year as 400,000 family cars. (Manchester University).
  • The main users of peat in the UK are amateur gardeners, in fact they use 2/3 of the 3.4 million cubic metres extracted per year.
  • 94% of the UK lowland peat bogs have already been lost. Half of the UK’s soil carbon is in its Peatlands.
  • 65% of all peat used in the UK is imported from other countries – causing yet further emissions through transportation.
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“How to
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Greener Gardener”

 

What is being done to save the Peatlands?

 

What
can
you do
to help?