As of this month, B&Q is eliminating polystyrene packaging across its range of bedding plants and introducing an eco-friendly replacement.
The new pack, which is called EasyGrow with Teabag Technology, consists of a biodegradable 'teabag' made from corn starch, a renewable resource that is fully compostable. Each bag is filled with coir, a natural fibre extracted from coconut husks, and is up to 95% peat free.

B&Q is the largest garden retailer in the UK, selling around 140m bedding plants a year. Until now, they would have been packed in non-degradable, non-recyclable polystyrene trays which, had they been placed end to end, would have stretched from Land's End to John O'Groats.

Read more on this story in the News Extra in the April 18 edition of DIY Week