Potting soil with polystyrene harmful to the environment?

A friend of mine doesn't throw away polystyrene leftover from packaging, but shreds it and mixes it with the potting soil.

Now I'm wondering whether this isn't bad for the environment.

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charlynickel
13 years ago

Of course, this is harmful to the environment, how do you ever want to pidd this out of the earth? In addition, the polystyrene has no function, it does not store nutrients or water, it just takes space away and is a cheap “deposit form”, as you can see to your girlfriend, who even does the work of the waste utilities. As a result, the flower earth becomes less expensive, cheaper and a larger volume is faked!

erwinheid
13 years ago

Styropor is a purely chemical product and belongs neither to the earth nor to the house, but to the special waste. Toxic substances are separated here for a long time.
And water storage etc. is not possible. Throw styrofoam in water and you will experience it yourself.
I know what I’m talking about, because I’m not only Arechitekt but also Baubiologe.

Gruss
Erwin

salaxy
4 years ago

What you usually find in the flower earth you buy is NO styrorpor but Perlite A naturally occurring rock.

And please, please don’t use styrofoam, it’s an environmental sin that comes across the food chain at some point. #Microplasty#Creative

https://www.plantura.garden/gartentipps/gartenpraxis/styropor-in-derblumende

salaxy
4 years ago

What you usually find in the flower earth the amn is NO styrorpor but Perlite A naturally occurring rock.

https://www.plantura.garden/gartentipps/gartenpraxis/styropor-in-derblumende

faband
13 years ago

no, is not environmentally harmful,

that makes her to keep the flowering looser!

lennard90
13 years ago

Other question.

Why does she mix flower earth with it? Does that bring anything?

turalo
13 years ago

No, that’s wise of your acquaintance.

These polystyrene admixtures are also often used for bought flower earth, which stores moisture in the earth and keeps it permeable.