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For Peat's Sake

Deborah Meaden of Dragons' Den and Felicity Hannah of 91Èȱ¬ Radio 5 Live's Wake Up To Money discuss whether a ban on retail sales of peat can help protect the planet.

The government is considering banning the retail sale of peat in compost, so can the supply chain cope if a ban comes in? Lots of gardeners insist peat-free compost is inferior as well, are they right? Dobbies, Britain’ biggest garden centre chain, stopped selling peat-based composts at the beginning of 2022. They tell Deborah and Fliss how they did it and what customers made of it.

With Deborah Meaden and Felicity Hannah

Producer: Lexy O'Connor
Research: Luke Wilson
Executive Producer: Natasha Johansson
Series Producer: Justin Bones

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43 minutes

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  • Fri 29 Jul 2022 05:00

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