Use Biodegradable Pots and a Soil Blocker To avoid buying in plastic seed trays, pots and containers, use sustainable seed-starting alternatives.

According to Recoup's figures, around 525,000 tonnes of plastic pots, tubs and trays are used by households in the UK every year, but only 169,000 tonnes of this waste is collected for recycling.

Outside of these black flower pot liners and seedling plug trays, the actual plastic flower pots have a fair chance of being recycled. While some are made from a blend of plastic resin types that ...

Summer cuttings are a cheap and easy way to add more plants to your garden - and now is the best time to start ...

Plastic food pots and trays are often unrecyclable, say councils, bbc.co.uk 18 November 2019 ...

Fill half to three-quarters of the plastic tray or aluminum pan with moistened, sterile seed starter or a very lightweight potting soil (not outside garden soil from the ground).

The LGA said councils had done all they can to tackle plastic waste, with 99 per cent of local authorities collecting plastic bottles for recycling and 77 per cent picking up pots, tubs and trays.

Drop them off at the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center for recycling. Pots free of dirt and plant material can be placed in a large container in the arboretum parking lot between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Residents in Brighton and Hove can now recycle their plastic pots, tubs and trays, following the council's move to extend kerbside recycling and communal recycling From yesterday (Monday June 30 ...

"At Longley Lane, if we were to take in pots, tubs and trays, we estimate that could be up to 30,000 tonnes of material. That would completely overface the facility that we have.