On this week’s Ours to Protect, show producer Ethna Quirke chatted to Lamber deBie of Lamber deBie flowers who is embracing the “green” message wholeheartedly in his Kilkenny business.
Lamber’s top tips for sustainable floristry:
Planet Plant
At Lamber de Bie Flowers we really care about the planet and take actions to make a positive impact. Buying Irish flowers and foliage isn’t always possible, but when we can, we do. We are constantly working on increasing this ratio to favour local growers. All of our waste plant and flower material is composted and 100% of it is re used to nurture our next seasons flowers.
Planet People
All the great people who work at Lamber de Bie flowers like to recycle, re use and if at all possible use less in the first place. It is our goal to reduce our carbon foot print from our coffee cups to energy consumption to our composting.
Planet Packaging
Who said recyclable can’t be beautiful? Our signature flower box is 100% recyclable and so too are the flowers inside. That should put a smile on your face.
We are also on a mission to reduce our packaging and we reuse all our flowers buckets when our blooms are being delivered. We have sourced sustainable alternatives for flower foam and are working hard to make everything we use have the lowest impact on the planet as is possible. Like all other challenges at Lamber de Bie flowers we relish this challenge.
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