The Environmental Cost of Plastic Nursery Pots
According to ecological landscape designer Marie Chieppo’s research, the self-styled “Green Industry” is not always so green. In fact, American nurseries use billions of plastic containers each year that must be land-filled after a single use. On this Growing Greener podcast, Marie describes the obstacles to recycling nursery containers and the ways that gardeners can make plant producers switch to a more sustainable model.
