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It's not easy being green

As COP26 rumbles on, it is not just world nations that are concerning themselves with sustainability and the green economy. Like Hannah Jackson's eco-friendly floristry business, more and more start-ups are considering their environmental impact, not only for moral reasons, but to take advantage of a wider net of funding opportunities, and to avoid the threat of sustainability-focused taxes, such as the introduction of the plastic packaging tax from April 2022

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/introduction-of-plastic-packaging-tax-from-april-2022/introduction-of-plastic-packaging-tax-2021

Worried about the impact of the thousands of miles flowers travelled on a daily basis, as well as the high volumes of plastics, toxic chemicals and non-recyclable materials commonly used in the industry, she began exploring more sustainable ways of working.

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