Peat Bargain Price

cedders

Hi all, I thought that I should share my finding in the everlasting quest to find good deal for Coal...
Found a company called logs direct yesterday, they have a website and delivery free in the UK, minimum order is £85 and accept all major card and Paypal payment.
They have a promotion going for the Peat at £4.75 instead of £6.50, I pay £6.80 at my local service station so I have placed my first order today and will follow on this post with a review on delivery and service soon.
every little help :j

Leif

Personally I have chosen not to buy peat based compost, and I would not buy peat as a fuel either. The reason is that it is not a sustainable resource, and the extraction can cause damage to scarce habitats which are good for wildlife. Peat bogs are good for insects and other wildlife, which in turn act as a food source for various birds, and so on.

alleycat`

Don't disagree generally.

Is it worse than burning coal, don't know the answer to that.
Is it worse than importing vast amounts of wood from eastern europe, don't know the answer to that either.

Would i try it if it was available in my locale, probably just to see what it is like.

Nothing, with this sort of thing, is ever black and white.
It is a bit like electric cars, nickel mining and processing into batteries.

The damage done isn't always obvious in regards to the "greeness" of the product.

Anyway that is a bit too much pontificating on a tuesday lunch time

suki1964

Im with you alley, if Im offered peats at a good price I buy it. Its locally scoured - within 3 miles of my door, its a local business - and its cutting is under licence and strict control

Mind Im not too fond of the smell of it so dont buy it too often unless its a really good price

Leif

alleycat` wrote: »

Don't disagree generally.

Is it worse than burning coal, don't know the answer to that.
Is it worse than importing vast amounts of wood from eastern europe, don't know the answer to that either.

Would i try it if it was available in my locale, probably just to see what it is like.

Nothing, with this sort of thing, is ever black and white.
It is a bit like electric cars, nickel mining and processing into batteries.

The damage done isn't always obvious in regards to the "greeness" of the product.

Anyway that is a bit too much pontificating on a tuesday lunch time

You make some good points.

Coal is generally dug from mines with little damage to the surface. Where there is damage at the surface, or it is mined from open pits, the land is generally low grade in terms of wildlife, and it can be restored and recovers fairly quickly e.g. 20 years.

As for wood, yes you have to be careful about where it comes from. UK manufactured furniture generally comes from sustainable sources. I would assume UK firewood does too. There are laws to prevent illegally harvested wood entering the UK, but even for some legal wood the harvesting damaged important wildlife habitats, and you have to ask yourself what your view is. But wood can regrow, and woodlands are routinely harvested. It is part of a natural cycle. So it can be harvested sustainably with care. Peat does not regenerate in 50 years, more like 5000 years.

As for electric cars, I agree with you 100%. The electricity has to be generated from something, and batteries use scarce metals that need to be mined. Personally I think electric cars are daft, assuming current battery technology, but that is just my view.

The ideal is to have your own land, and only harvest as much wood as is grown each year. Not many of us are in that nice position.

SEE

Leif wrote: »

You make some good points.

Coal is generally dug from mines with little damage to the surface. Where there is damage at the surface, or it is mined from open pits, the land is generally low grade in terms of wildlife, and it can be restored and recovers fairly quickly e.g. 20 years.

As for wood, yes you have to be careful about where it comes from. UK manufactured furniture generally comes from sustainable sources. I would assume UK firewood does too. There are laws to prevent illegally harvested wood entering the UK, but even for some legal wood the harvesting damaged important wildlife habitats, and you have to ask yourself what your view is. But wood can regrow, and woodlands are routinely harvested. It is part of a natural cycle. So it can be harvested sustainably with care. Peat does not regenerate in 50 years, more like 5000 years.

As for electric cars, I agree with you 100%. The electricity has to be generated from something, and batteries use scarce metals that need to be mined. Personally I think electric cars are daft, assuming current battery technology, but that is just my view.

The ideal is to have your own land, and only harvest as much wood as is grown each year. Not many of us are in that nice position.

You shouldn't worry about it. Mass immigration and open borders will mean all of the green belt will be built on in the next two to three hundred years. Wild life will be for those who have the luxury of a back garden.

Leif

SEE wrote: »

You shouldn't worry about it. Mass immigration and open borders will mean all of the green belt will be built on in the next two to three hundred years. Wild life will be for those who have the luxury of a back garden.

I don't think either of us can predict the state of this country in 200 years. And until then I will make the choice to avoid products that cause undue damage to the environment. What others do is for them to decide.

I do though agree that mass immigration is a problem given the relatively small land area of this country.

ossian

cedders wrote: »

Hi all, I thought that I should share my finding in the everlasting quest to find good deal for Coal...
Found a company called logs direct yesterday, they have a website and delivery free in the UK, minimum order is £85 and accept all major card and Paypal payment.
They have a promotion going for the Peat at £4.75 instead of £6.50, I pay £6.80 at my local service station so I have placed my first order today and will follow on this post with a review on delivery and service soon.
every little help :j

Well how was the service?