Waitrose to ban sales of peat compost from 2022

Cecilia Keating
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Supermarket pledges to only stock peat-free alternatives from January of next year

Waitrose has announced it will stop selling compost containing peat at the end of this year in a bid to encourage customers to embrace more sustainable gardening practices. The supermarket announced...

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