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UK calls for clearer compost labels
Environment secretary says retailers should identify peat content of compost
Hilary Benn, the UK’s environment secretary, called on garden centres and retailers to provide clearer labels indicating whether their compost includes peat. In Britain, peat dug up for use in garden composts releases nearly half a million tones of CO2 into the atmosphere each year, and Benn urged consumers to ask retailers for peat-free alternatives.
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