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(BBC Newsline 6.30 - 07/01/2009 / Reporter: Martin Cassidy) Plant technologists are now planning a green revolution...
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Most of the plants people buy come in plastic pots and millions of them end up on landfill sites every year. Plant technologists are now planning a green revolution, looking at eco friendly alternatives to the traditional plastic pot and growing plants with a small carbon footprint.

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