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Rant: I thought foam caging was a gimmick until my peonies flopped over at a wedding last June
Spent years just using regular chicken wire for arrangements, but after losing a $400 centerpiece job because the stems couldn't hold up, I finally tried those green foam cages. Has anyone else had a stubborn moment like that where you refused to switch tools and it bit you?
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skylerw874mo ago
Read somewhere that floral foam can take years to break down in landfills, that gave me pause.
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walker.alex4mo ago
Jumping off that, I looked into it more and found out most floral foam is basically like plastic foam. It's made from phenolic resin and it doesn't just break down naturally. I read that it can sit in a landfill for hundreds of years just crumbling into little pieces that never really disappear. Some studies even show it can release microplastics and formaldehyde as it degrades. It's wild how something used for something pretty like flowers can be so bad for the planet.
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