The sale of peat to gardeners in England and Wales is to be banned by 2024 under plans published by the government on Saturday. Ministers said they also aimed to end peat use in the professional horticulture sector by 2028. The government set a voluntary target in 2011 for compost retailers to end sales of peat by 2020. “It refers to the damaging effects of peat extraction, but this activity is still allowed in England, which is absurd. We need to stop peat use now.” Pow said “historic” licences allowing the extraction of peat were being reviewed.

Source: The Guardian December 18, 2021 14:20 UTC