Tesco has announced it will ditch peat from all its UK-grown bedding plants in a bid to help the environment. The supermarket chain is the first UK retailer to go peat-free in a move designed to lower its carbon footprint.
Tesco announced in March 2022 that it was reducing its use of the material by 95% from April 2022. Now it has said it will stop all use of peat in the range from Monday (April 3).
According to the retail giant, it would have made the move to a 100% peat-free range sooner, but a peat-free alternative was not available at the time. Plant suppliers to Tesco Bridge Farm Horticulture, based in Spalding, Lincolnshire, are using alternatives such as wood fibre and natural by-products for the bedding plants.
