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    Oct 21, 2021 4 minutes

    Eco labels to arrive on compost bags next spring

    A long-awaited labelling scheme for compost, listing ingredients and rating them on how eco-friendly they are, is to appear on bags next season. The labels will use a coloured ‘petal’ symbol to rate compost brands from A to E, giving an at-a-glance green rating similar to energy ratings on household appliances.

    Compost that contains peat, due to be banned from bagged potting compost after 2024 under Government proposals, will score no higher than D, says Steve Harper, chair of the industry-wide Responsible Sourcing Scheme. “But we want to make sure that as we move forward we’re adding materials that are

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