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Reforestation projects in the UK should consider planting new trees without the common plastic guards designed to protect saplings, a new study suggests. The polypropylene tubes help young trees ...

A number of campaigners for National Parks have joined forces for a campaign calling on the use of plastic tree guards to be banned. The joint statement says: "We want to see a complete end to the use ...

The National Trust is testing out sustainable alternatives to plastic tree guards as part of its efforts to increase woodland cover on its land, the charity said. Did you know with a Digital ...

Scotland's forestry industry says it is taking action to reduce the plastic pollution caused by tree planting. Hundreds of thousands of plastic tube tree guards are used every year to protect saplings ...

Look closely and you'll see those cylinders aren't logs -- they're plastic sapling protectors. A group of volunteers led by aspiring Eagle Scout Brody Hollingshead (not pictured), 17, removed more ...

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