EP181- Do You Consider The Environmental Impact When You Purchase Gardening Equipment ?

Do you consider the environment when you buy garden equipment?  Having visited a garden trade show this week John chats about garden equipment, and how some equipment which we might perceive as environmentally friendly because, for example, the name says 100% recycled may not be environmentally friendly.  At the show John came across many companies talking about and highlighting products made from recycled material but are these products always environmentally friendly?  Is everything as it appears, and should our purchasing decisions be influenced by this messaging or by something else, something with more depth?  John has always believed by purchasing better quality equipment from credible suppliers this in the long-term is much a much better purchase from an environmental perspective. This week he came across the LCA Life Cycle Assessment which looks at a product from cradle to the grave and this shows that by buying better quality equipment which lasts a long time your environmental impact is lower.  This is something we should all be conscious of when making purchasing decisions of any sort.   There will be a blog post on this episode very soon on my website. This blog and previous blogs along with all podcast episodes are available on my     Website:https://mastermygarden.com/      If there is any topic you would like covered in future episodes, please let me know.    Please like and follow Master My Garden on the following channels      Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mastermygarden/    Instagram @Mastermygarden https://www.instagram.com/mastermygarden/    Twitter:https://twitter.com/tweetsbyMMG    or email [email protected]      Until next week    Happy gardening    John Support the showIf there is any topic you would like covered in future episodes, please let me know. Email:  [email protected]   Check out Master My Garden on the following channels   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mastermygarden/  Instagram @Mastermygarden https://www.instagram.com/mastermygarden/   Until next week  Happy gardening  John