PittMoss

2023年3月28日

當你去商店為你的園藝的需求,幾乎所有的盆栽土壤或土壤混合將包括泥炭苔蘚。根據定義,泥煤苔是一個很大的吸收性苔蘚,生長在沼澤地麵,它可以用來改善土壤。為日常的消費者,這是一個幫助他們的花園,但業內人士之外,這是一個痛處,因為它對環境的負麵影響。使用和收割泥煤苔園藝土壤在兩個主要方麵是毀滅性的——是一個巨大的二氧化碳釋放當收獲和泥炭苔蘚生長很長,它很少被認為是一種可再生資源。泥炭苔蘚生長在沼澤,存儲大量的二氧化碳所以泥炭收獲時,高水平的二氧化碳被釋放到大氣中。不僅二氧化碳被釋放但泥炭沼澤不再能夠健康碳儲存。此外,泥煤苔花很長時間來成長。泥炭地股票專家,“我比較砍伐原始森林。當然,你可以種植新樹,但是它會花很長時間。”Luckily for the gardening industry, peat moss is not an essential ingredient in soil bags. It is not only replaceable but there are current sustainable alternatives. One company that has seen wild success with their alternative is PittMoss, one of the only upcycled alternatives to peat moss. PittMoss uses recycled paper waste and turns the fiber particles into sustainable products that effectively create super-clean soil. Since the company’s beginnings in 2014, PittMoss reports that its products have prevented the emission of 15,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide. PittMoss looks to be all-around healthier for the environment and PittMoss products also require less water which is an additional boost. To date, the company’s product has saved more than 30 million gallons of water. PittMoss’s alternative to peat moss could be especially valuable because of the uptick in gardening that happened as a result of COVID-19. One survey showed that ⅓ of all participants of the survey started gardening in 2020 and had sustainable plans to continue. These stats are especially high among young people and having access to sustainable products is often essential for people who are developing a green thumb. PittMoss is currently hosting a raise on Start Engine to help the company capitalize on the industry’s emerging market standards — notably that peat moss is not sustainable as an additive and consumers are interested in high-yield soil that is also good for the environment. The company predicts that in the coming years, gross margins will approach 50%. Currently, over 300 businesses worldwide have PittMoss on their shelves.